nicitín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nicotine, a borrowing from French, named after Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561.

Noun

nicitín m (genitive singular nicitín)

1. (chemistry) nicotine

   Synonym: sú tobac

Declension

Declension of nicitín

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative nicitín Vocative a nicitín Genitive nicitín Dative nicitín

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an nicitín Genitive an nicitín Dative leis an nicitín don nicitín

Derived terms

• guma nicitín (“nicotine gum”)
• nicitíneacht (“nicotinism”)
• nimhiú nicitín (“nicotine poisoning”)
• paiste nicitín (“nicotine patch”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nicitín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nicitín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nicitín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024