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Aífe

Aífe proper noun: a female warrior from Alba (Scotland), the daughter of Airdgeimm and sister of Scáthach, who became Cú Chulainn's lover; featured in the Ulster Cycle.

Proper noun

Aífe

  1. (Irish) A female warrior from Alba (Scotland), the daughter of Airdgeimm and sister of Scáthach, who became Cú Chulainn's lover; featured in the Ulster Cycle.
  2. (Irish) One of the wives of Lir, who turned her stepchildren into swans; featured in Oidheadh chloinne Lir ("Fate of the Children of Lir").

Forms of Aífe

alternative formAoibhe
alternative formAoife

Origin of Aífe

Borrowed from Old Irish Aífe; compare Modern Irish Aoife.

Questions about Aífe

What does Aífe mean?
Aífe means a female warrior from Alba (Scotland), the daughter of Airdgeimm and sister of Scáthach, who became Cú Chulainn's lover; featured in the Ulster Cycle.
What part of speech is Aífe?
Aífe is a proper noun.

Words near Aífe in the dictionary

  1. aëtheogam
  2. aëtheogamous
  3. aëtheogams
  4. Aëtians
  5. Aëtius
  6. Aífe
  7. aïoli
  8. aïolis
  9. Aïr
  10. Añasco
  11. añejo

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