amfaiteireach

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος (amphóteros, “each of two”) (from ἄμφω (ámphō, “both”)) + -ach.

Adjective

amfaiteireach (genitive singular masculine amfaiteirigh, genitive singular feminine amfaiteirí, plural amfaiteireacha, not comparable)

1. (chemistry) amphoteric

Declension

Declension of amfaiteireach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	amfaiteireach	amfaiteireach	amfaiteireacha
vocative	amfaiteirigh		amfaiteireacha
genitive		amfaiteirí	amfaiteireacha	amfaiteireach
dative	amfaiteireach	amfaiteireach; amfaiteirigh (archaic)	amfaiteireacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Mutation

Mutated forms of amfaiteireach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amfaiteireach	n-amfaiteireach	hamfaiteireach	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) “amfaiteireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN