angaispeirm

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “receptacle”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

Noun

angaispeirm f (genitive singular angaispeirme, nominative plural angaispeirmeacha)

1. (botany) angiosperm

Declension

Declension of angaispeirm (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative angaispeirm angaispeirmeacha vocative a angaispeirm a angaispeirmeacha genitive angaispeirme angaispeirmeacha dative angaispeirm angaispeirmeacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an angaispeirm na hangaispeirmeacha genitive na hangaispeirme na n-angaispeirmeacha dative leis an angaispeirm don angaispeirm leis na hangaispeirmeacha

Derived terms

• angaispeirmeach (“angiospermic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of angaispeirm

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
angaispeirm	n-angaispeirm	hangaispeirm	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) “angaispeirm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “angiosperm”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024