ontaigineacht
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From onta- (“onto-”) + -gineacht (“-geny”).
Noun
[edit]ontaigineacht f (genitive singular ontaigineachta, nominative plural ontaigineachtaí)
- (biology) ontogeny, ontogenesis
- Synonyms: ontaighiniúint, ontaigineas
Declension
[edit]Declension of ontaigineacht
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
[edit]- ontaiginiteach (“ontogenetic”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ontaigineacht | n-ontaigineacht | hontaigineacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ontaigineacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN