nítrigineach

Irish

Etymology

From nítrigin (“nitrogen”) +‎ -ach (compare Manx neetrageenagh).

Adjective

nítrigineach (genitive singular masculine nítriginigh, genitive singular feminine nítriginí, plural nítrigineacha, not comparable)

1. nitrogenous, nitrogenic

Declension

Declension of nítrigineach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	nítrigineach	nítrigineach	nítrigineacha
vocative	nítriginigh		nítrigineacha
genitive		nítriginí	nítrigineacha	nítrigineach
dative	nítrigineach	nítrigineach; nítriginigh (archaic)	nítrigineacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Further reading

• “nitrogenous”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nítrigineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nítrigineach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm