frithchoirpín

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“anti-”) +‎ coirpín (“corpuscle”).

Noun

frithchoirpín m (genitive singular frithchoirpín, nominative plural frithchoirpíní)

1. (immunology) antibody

Declension

Declension of frithchoirpín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative frithchoirpín frithchoirpíní Vocative a fhrithchoirpín a fhrithchoirpíní Genitive frithchoirpín frithchoirpíní Dative frithchoirpín frithchoirpíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an frithchoirpín na frithchoirpíní Genitive an fhrithchoirpín na bhfrithchoirpíní Dative leis an bhfrithchoirpín don fhrithchoirpín leis na frithchoirpíní

Synonyms

• antashubstaint f
• frithábhar m

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
frithchoirpín	fhrithchoirpín	bhfrithchoirpín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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