géiniteach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]géiniteach (genitive singular masculine géinitigh, genitive singular feminine géinití, plural géiniteacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of géiniteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | géiniteach | ghéiniteach | géiniteacha; ghéiniteacha² | |
| Vocative | ghéinitigh | géiniteacha | ||
| Genitive | géinití | géiniteacha | géiniteach | |
| Dative | géiniteach; ghéiniteach¹ |
ghéiniteach; ghéinitigh (archaic) |
géiniteacha; ghéiniteacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- cód géiniteach (“genetic code”)
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| géiniteach | ghéiniteach | ngéiniteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géiniteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “géiniteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “géiniteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024