athfhill

Irish

Etymology

From ath- (“re-”) +‎ fill (“turn back; return; fold; plicate; recur”).

Verb

athfhill (present analytic athfhilleann, future analytic athfhillfidh, verbal noun athfhilleadh, past participle athfhillte)

recur; (mathematics, of decimals) circulate
refold
reflect

Conjugation

Conjugation of *athfhill* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	athfhillim	athfhilleann tú; athfhillir^†	athfhilleann sé, sí	athfhillimid; athfhilleann muid	athfhilleann sibh	athfhilleann siad; athfhillid^†	a athfhilleann; a athfhilleas	athfhilltear
past	d'athfhill mé; d'athfhilleas / athfhill mé^‡; athfhilleas^‡	d'athfhill tú; d'athfhillis / athfhill tú^‡; athfhillis^‡	d'athfhill sé, sí / athfhill sé, sí^‡	d'athfhilleamar; d'athfhill muid / athfhilleamar^‡; athfhill muid^‡	d'athfhill sibh; d'athfhilleabhair / athfhill sibh^‡; athfhilleabhair^‡	d'athfhill siad; d'athfhilleadar / athfhill siad^‡; athfhilleadar^‡	a d'athfhill	athfhilleadh; hathfhilleadh^†
past habitual	d'athfhillinn / athfhillinn^‡	d'athfhillteá / athfhillteá^‡	d'athfhilleadh sé, sí / athfhilleadh sé, sí^‡	d'athfhillimis; d'athfhilleadh muid / athfhillimis^‡; athfhilleadh muid^‡	d'athfhilleadh sibh / athfhilleadh sibh^‡	d'athfhillidís; d'athfhilleadh siad / athfhillidís^‡; athfhilleadh siad^‡	a d'athfhilleadh	d'athfhilltí / athfhilltí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	athfhillfidh mé; athfhillfead	athfhillfidh tú; athfhillfir^†	athfhillfidh sé, sí	athfhillfimid; athfhillfidh muid	athfhillfidh sibh	athfhillfidh siad; athfhillfid^†	a athfhillfidh; a athfhillfeas	athfhillfear
conditional	d'athfhillfinn / athfhillfinn^‡	d'athfhillfeá / athfhillfeá^‡	d'athfhillfeadh sé, sí / athfhillfeadh sé, sí^‡	d'athfhillfimis; d'athfhillfeadh muid / athfhillfimis^‡; athfhillfeadh muid^‡	d'athfhillfeadh sibh / athfhillfeadh sibh^‡	d'athfhillfidís; d'athfhillfeadh siad / athfhillfidís^‡; athfhillfeadh siad^‡	a d'athfhillfeadh	d'athfhillfí / athfhillfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go n-athfhille mé; go n-athfhillead^†	go n-athfhille tú; go n-athfhillir^†	go n-athfhille sé, sí	go n-athfhillimid; go n-athfhille muid	go n-athfhille sibh	go n-athfhille siad; go n-athfhillid^†	—	go n-athfhilltear
past	dá n-athfhillinn	dá n-athfhillteá	dá n-athfhilleadh sé, sí	dá n-athfhillimis; dá n-athfhilleadh muid	dá n-athfhilleadh sibh	dá n-athfhillidís; dá n-athfhilleadh siad	—	dá n-athfhilltí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	athfhillim	athfhill	athfhilleadh sé, sí	athfhillimis	athfhilligí; athfhillidh^†	athfhillidís	—	athfhilltear

past participle	athfhillte

verbal noun	athfhilleadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

athfhillteach (“recurring, recurrent; reflexive; reflex”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *athfhill*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
athfhill	n-athfhill	hathfhill	not applicable

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “athfhill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN