bithcheimiceach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bith- (“bio-”) + ceimic (“chemistry”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]bithcheimiceach (genitive singular masculine bithcheimicigh, genitive singular feminine bithcheimicí, plural bithcheimiceacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | bithcheimiceach | bhithcheimiceach | bithcheimiceacha; bhithcheimiceacha2 | |
| vocative | bhithcheimicigh | bithcheimiceacha | ||
| genitive | bithcheimicí | bithcheimiceacha | bithcheimiceach | |
| dative | bithcheimiceach; bhithcheimiceach1 |
bhithcheimiceach; bhithcheimicigh (archaic) |
bithcheimiceacha; bhithcheimiceacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bithcheimicí | |||
| Superlative | is bithcheimicí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- bithcheimic f (“biochemistry”)
- ceimiceach (“chemical”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bithcheimiceach | bhithcheimiceach | mbithcheimiceach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bithcheimiceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bithcheimiceach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024