aifid

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin aphides, coined by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758.

Noun

aifid f (genitive singular aifide, nominative plural aifidí)

1. aphid

Declension

Declension of aifid (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aifid aifidí vocative a aifid a aifidí genitive aifide aifidí dative aifid aifidí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an aifid na haifidí genitive na haifide na n-aifidí dative leis an aifid don aifid leis na haifidí

Hyponyms

• aifid arbhair
• aifid chabáiste
• aifid chlúmhach (“woolly aphid”)
• aifid dhubh
• aifid ghlas
• aifid róis
• aifid rua phrátaí
• míol pónaire

Mutation

Mutated forms of aifid

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aifid	n-aifid	haifid	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aifid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “aifid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024