fótatrópach

Irish

Etymology

From fóta- +‎ -trópach.

Adjective

fótatrópach (genitive singular masculine fótatrópaigh, genitive singular feminine fótatrópaí, plural fótatrópacha, comparative fótatrópaí)

1. (biology) phototropic

Declension

Declension of fótatrópach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	fótatrópach	fhótatrópach	fótatrópacha; fhótatrópacha2
vocative	fhótatrópaigh		fótatrópacha
genitive		fótatrópaí	fótatrópacha	fótatrópach
dative	fótatrópach; fhótatrópach1	fhótatrópach; fhótatrópaigh (archaic)	fótatrópacha; fhótatrópacha2
Comparative	níos fótatrópaí
Superlative	is fótatrópaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• fótatrópacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of fótatrópach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fótatrópach	fhótatrópach	bhfótatrópach

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) “fótatrópach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN