móilín
Irish
Etymology
From mól (“mole”) + -ín (diminutive suffix); a calque of New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin mōlēs (“a mass”).
Noun
móilín m (genitive singular móilín, nominative plural móilíní)
Declension
Declension of móilín
Derived terms
- gram-mhóilín m (“gram-molecule”)
- móilíneach (“molecular”, adjective)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “móilín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN