iontaise

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

iontaise f (genitive singular iontaise, nominative plural iontaisí)

1. (paleontology) fossil

Declension

Declension of iontaise (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative iontaise iontaisí vocative a iontaise a iontaisí genitive iontaise iontaisí dative iontaise iontaisí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an iontaise na hiontaisí genitive na hiontaise na n-iontaisí dative leis an iontaise don iontaise leis na hiontaisí

Derived terms

• bréagiontaise (“pseudofossil”)
• iontaisigh (“fossilize”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of iontaise

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iontaise	n-iontaise	hiontaise	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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