bithghineach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bith- (“bio-”) + -gineach (“-genic”).
Adjective
[edit]bithghineach (genitive singular masculine bithghinigh, genitive singular feminine bithghiní, plural bithghineacha, comparative bithghiní)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | bithghineach | bhithghineach | bithghineacha; bhithghineacha2 | |
| vocative | bhithghinigh | bithghineacha | ||
| genitive | bithghiní | bithghineacha | bithghineach | |
| dative | bithghineach; bhithghineach1 |
bhithghineach; bhithghinigh (archaic) |
bithghineacha; bhithghineacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bithghiní | |||
| Superlative | is bithghiní | |||
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]- bithghineas m (“biogenesis”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bithghineach | bhithghineach | mbithghineach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.