prótasóch
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From próta- (“proto-”) + -sóch (“-zoan, -zoic”).
Adjective
[edit]prótasóch (genitive singular masculine prótasóch, genitive singular feminine prótasóiche, plural prótasócha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of prótasóch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | prótasóch | phrótasóch | prótasócha; phrótasócha² | |
| Vocative | phrótasóch | prótasócha | ||
| Genitive | prótasóiche | prótasócha | prótasóch | |
| Dative | prótasóch; phrótasóch¹ |
phrótasóch | prótasócha; phrótasócha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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]- prótasón m (“protozoan”)
- prótasónach (“protozoan”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| prótasóch | phrótasóch | bprótasóch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “prótasóch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN