pataigineach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pata- (“patho-”) + -gineach (“-genic”).
Adjective
[edit]pataigineach (genitive singular masculine pataiginigh, genitive singular feminine pataiginí, plural pataigineacha, comparative pataiginí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of pataigineach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | pataigineach | phataigineach | pataigineacha; phataigineacha² | |
| Vocative | phataiginigh | pataigineacha | ||
| Genitive | pataiginí | pataigineacha | pataigineach | |
| Dative | pataigineach; phataigineach¹ |
phataigineach; phataiginigh (archaic) |
pataigineacha; phataigineacha² | |
| Comparative | níos pataiginí | |||
| Superlative | is pataiginí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- pataigin f (“pathogen”)
- pataigineacht f (“pathogenicity”)
- pataigineas m (“pathogenesis”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pataigineach | phataigineach | bpataigineach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pataigineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN