antatocsain

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English antitoxin, from anta- (“anti-”) +‎ tocsain (“toxin”).

Noun

antatocsain f (genitive singular antatocsaine, nominative plural antatocsainí)

1. (immunology) antitoxin

   Synonym: fritocsain

Declension

Declension of antatocsain

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative antatocsain antatocsainí Vocative a antatocsain a antatocsainí Genitive antatocsaine antatocsainí Dative antatocsain antatocsainí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an antatocsain na hantatocsainí Genitive na hantatocsaine na n-antatocsainí Dative leis an antatocsain don antatocsain leis na hantatocsainí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
antatocsain	n-antatocsain	hantatocsain	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) “antatocsain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “antatocsain” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “antatocsain” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.