móilín
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mól (“mole”) + -ín (diminutive suffix); a calque of New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin mōlēs (“a mass”).
Noun
[edit]móilín m (genitive singular móilín, nominative plural móilíní)
Declension
[edit]Declension of móilín
Derived terms
[edit]- gram-mhóilín m (“gram-molecule”)
- móilíneach (“molecular”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
móilín | mhóilín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “móilín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN