araicnid

Irish

Etymology

From French arachnide, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

Noun

araicnid f (genitive singular araicnide, nominative plural araicnidí)

1. arachnid

Declension

Declension of araicnid (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative araicnid araicnidí vocative a araicnid a araicnidí genitive araicnide araicnidí dative araicnid araicnidí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an araicnid na haraicnidí genitive na haraicnide na n-araicnidí dative leis an araicnid don araicnid leis na haraicnidí

Related terms

• aracnafóibe
• aracnóideach

Mutation

Mutated forms of araicnid

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