crosphailniú

Irish

Etymology

From cros- (“cross-”) +‎ pailniú (“pollination”).

Noun

crosphailniú m (genitive singular crosphailnithe)

1. (botany) cross-pollination
2. (figurative) cross-pollination (of ideas, etc.)

   Synonym: cóimheascadh

Declension

Declension of crosphailniú (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative crosphailniú vocative a chrosphailniú genitive crosphailnithe dative crosphailniú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an crosphailniú genitive an chrosphailnithe dative leis an gcrosphailniú don chrosphailniú

Mutation

Mutated forms of crosphailniú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
crosphailniú	chrosphailniú	gcrosphailniú

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) “crosphailniú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “cross-pollination”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025