poitéinseal
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English potential, from Late Latin potentiālis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potēns (“powerful”).
Noun
[edit]poitéinseal m (genitive singular poitéinsil)
- potential (capability)
- (electricity, physics) potential
Declension
[edit]Declension of poitéinseal
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
[edit]- (capability): acmhainneacht, cumas
Derived terms
[edit]- difríocht phoitéinsil (“potential difference”)
- poitéinseal gníomhaithe (“action potential”)
- poitéinseal leictreach (“electrical potential”)
- poitéinseal margaidh (“market potential”)
- poitéinseal tairsí (“threshold potential”)
Related terms
[edit]- poitéinsiúil (“potential”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
poitéinseal | phoitéinseal | bpoitéinseal |
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) “poitéinseal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN