pataigineach

Irish

Etymology

From pata- (“patho-”) +‎ -gineach (“-genic”).

Adjective

pataigineach (genitive singular masculine pataiginigh, genitive singular feminine pataiginí, plural pataigineacha, comparative pataiginí)

1. (immunology, pathology) pathogenic

Declension

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

• pataigin f (“pathogen”)
• pataigineacht f (“pathogenicity”)
• pataigineas m (“pathogenesis”)

References

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