crómasóm

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English chromosome, from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Noun

crómasóm m (genitive singular crómasóim, nominative plural crómasóim)

1. (genetics) chromosome

Declension

Declension of crómasóm

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative crómasóm crómasóim Vocative a chrómasóim a chrómasóma Genitive crómasóim crómasóm Dative crómasóm crómasóim

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an crómasóm na crómasóim Genitive an chrómasóim na gcrómasóm Dative leis an gcrómasóm don chrómasóm leis na crómasóim

Derived terms

• crómasómach (“chromosomal”, adjective)
• X-chrómasóm m (“X chromosome”)
• Y-chrómasóm m (“Y chromosome”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crómasóm	chrómasóm	gcrómasóm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crómasóm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN