inchríneach

Irish

Etymology

From in- + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

inchríneach (genitive singular masculine inchrínigh, genitive singular feminine inchríní, plural inchríneacha, not comparable)

1. endocrine

   Synonyms: hormónach, iontálach

Declension

Declension of inchríneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	inchríneach	inchríneach	inchríneacha
Vocative	inchrínigh		inchríneacha
Genitive		inchríní	inchríneacha	inchríneach
Dative	inchríneach	inchríneach; inchrínigh (archaic)	inchríneacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• faireog inchríneach f (“endocrine gland”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inchríneach	n-inchríneach	hinchríneach	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) “inchríneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “endocrine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024