fótaisintéis

Irish

Etymology

From fóta- +‎ sintéis.

Noun

fótaisintéis f (genitive singular fótaisintéise)

1. (biology) photosynthesis

Declension

Declension of fótaisintéis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fótaisintéis Vocative a fhótaisintéis Genitive fótaisintéise Dative fótaisintéis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhótaisintéis Genitive na fótaisintéise Dative leis an bhfótaisintéis don fhótaisintéis

Derived terms

• fótaisintéiseach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fótaisintéis	fhótaisintéis	bhfótaisintéis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fótaisintéis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fótaisintéis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.