einsím

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

einsím f (genitive singular einsíme, nominative plural einsímí)

1. enzyme

Declension

Declension of einsím (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative einsím einsímí vocative a einsím a einsímí genitive einsíme einsímí dative einsím einsímí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an einsím na heinsímí genitive na heinsíme na n-einsímí dative leis an einsím don einsím leis na heinsímí

Derived terms

• comheinsím (“co-enzyme”)
• einsímeach (“enzymic, enzymatic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of einsím

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