pataigineach
Irish
Etymology
From pata- (“patho-”) + -gineach (“-genic”).
Adjective
pataigineach (genitive singular masculine pataiginigh, genitive singular feminine pataiginí, plural pataigineacha, comparative pataiginí)
Declension
Declension of pataigineach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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”)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pataigineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN