oinceolaí

Irish

Etymology

From New Latin onco- (“tumor”) + eolaí (“scientist, -ologist”).

Noun

oinceolaí m (genitive singular oinceolaí, nominative plural oinceolaithe)

1. oncologist

Declension

Declension of oinceolaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative oinceolaí oinceolaithe vocative a oinceolaí a oinceolaithe genitive oinceolaí oinceolaithe dative oinceolaí oinceolaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-oinceolaí na hoinceolaithe genitive an oinceolaí na n-oinceolaithe dative leis an oinceolaí don oinceolaí leis na hoinceolaithe

Related terms

• oinceolaíoch (“oncological”, adjective)
• oinceolaíocht f (“oncology”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of oinceolaí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oinceolaí	n-oinceolaí	hoinceolaí	t-oinceolaí

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oinceolaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN