aiméibe

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”).

Noun

aiméibe f (genitive singular aiméibe, nominative plural aiméibí)

1. (biology) amoeba

Declension

Declension of aiméibe (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aiméibe aiméibí vocative a aiméibe a aiméibí genitive aiméibe aiméibí dative aiméibe aiméibí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-aiméibe na haiméibí genitive an aiméibe na n-aiméibí dative leis an aiméibe don aiméibe leis na haiméibí

Derived terms

• aiméibicít f (“amoebocyte”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aiméibe

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aiméibe	n-aiméibe	haiméibe	not applicable

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

References

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