aoncheallach

Irish

Etymology

From aon- (“uni-, single”) +‎ cill (“cell”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

aoncheallach (genitive singular masculine aoncheallaigh, genitive singular feminine aoncheallaí, plural aoncheallacha, not comparable)

1. (biology) unicellular, single-celled

Declension

Declension of aoncheallach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aoncheallach	aoncheallach	aoncheallacha
Vocative	aoncheallaigh		aoncheallacha
Genitive		aoncheallaí	aoncheallacha	aoncheallach
Dative	aoncheallach	aoncheallach; aoncheallaigh (archaic)	aoncheallacha
Comparative	níos aoncheallaí
Superlative	is aoncheallaí

Mutation

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