inchríneach

Irish

Etymology

From in- + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

inchríneach (genitive singular masculine inchrínigh, genitive singular feminine inchríní, plural inchríneacha, not comparable)

endocrine
Synonyms: hormónach, iontálach

Declension

Declension of *inchríneach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	inchríneach	inchríneach	inchríneacha
vocative	inchrínigh	inchríneach	inchríneacha
genitive	inchrínigh	inchríní	inchríneacha	inchríneach
dative	inchríneach	inchríneach; inchrínigh (archaic)	inchríneacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

faireog inchríneach f (“endocrine gland”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *inchríneach*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
inchríneach	n-inchríneach	hinchríneach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.