adanóid

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδενοειδής (adenoeidḗs), from ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

Noun

adanóid f (genitive singular adanóide, nominative plural adanóidí)

1. (anatomy) adenoid

Declension

Declension of adanóid (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative adanóid adanóidí vocative a adanóid a adanóidí genitive adanóide adanóidí dative adanóid adanóidí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an adanóid na hadanóidí genitive na hadanóide na n-adanóidí dative leis an adanóid don adanóid leis na hadanóidí

Derived terms

• adanóideach (“adenoidal”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of adanóid

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adanóid	n-adanóid	hadanóid	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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