bithcheimiceach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bith- (“bio-”) + ceimic (“chemistry”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]bithcheimiceach (genitive singular masculine bithcheimicigh, genitive singular feminine bithcheimicí, plural bithcheimiceacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bithcheimiceach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bithcheimiceach | bhithcheimiceach | bithcheimiceacha; bhithcheimiceacha² | |
| Vocative | bhithcheimicigh | bithcheimiceacha | ||
| Genitive | bithcheimicí | bithcheimiceacha | bithcheimiceach | |
| Dative | bithcheimiceach; bhithcheimiceach¹ |
bhithcheimiceach; bhithcheimicigh (archaic) |
bithcheimiceacha; bhithcheimiceacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bithcheimicí | |||
| Superlative | is bithcheimicí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- bithcheimic f (“biochemistry”)
- ceimiceach (“chemical”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bithcheimiceach | bhithcheimiceach | mbithcheimiceach |
| 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) “bithcheimiceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bithcheimiceach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024