micri-

English

Prefix

micri-

1. (obsolete) In the metric system, multiplies the attached unit by 10^-14.

Usage notes

• Included in the early metric system, but dropped upon adoption of the SI in 1960.

Irish

Alternative forms

• micr- (before a vowel)
• micrea- (before a broad consonant)

Prefix

micri-

1. micro-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with micri-

• micreacosma m (“microcosm”)
• micreafagach (“microfagic, microphagous”, adjective)
• micreafagach m (“microphage”)
• micreafagaicít f (“microphagocyte”)
• micreafótagraf m (“microphotograph”)
• micreagraf m (“micrograph”)
• micreascannán m (“microfilm”)
• micreasón m (“microzon”)
• micreaspóragán m (“microsporangium”)
• micreaspóraifill f (“microsporophyll”)
• micreaspór m (“microspore”)
• micreatóime f (“microtomy”)
• micreatóm m (“microtome”)
• micri-bhitheolaíocht f (“microbiology”)
• micri-chlíomeolaíocht f (“microclimatology”)
• micriceifileach (“microcephalous”, adjective)
• micrichlíoma m (“microclimate”)
• micridhéanmhas m (“microstructure”)
• micripíl f (“micropyle”)
• micriríomhaire m (“microcomputer”)
• micriteirm f (“microtherm”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
micri-	mhicri-	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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