pataigineach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pata- (“patho-”) + -gineach (“-genic”).
Adjective
[edit]pataigineach (genitive singular masculine pataiginigh, genitive singular feminine pataiginí, plural pataigineacha, comparative pataiginí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | pataigineach | phataigineach | pataigineacha; phataigineacha2 | |
| vocative | phataiginigh | pataigineacha | ||
| genitive | pataiginí | pataigineacha | pataigineach | |
| dative | pataigineach; phataigineach1 |
phataigineach; phataiginigh (archaic) |
pataigineacha; phataigineacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos pataiginí | |||
| Superlative | is pataiginí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- pataigin f (“pathogen”)
- pataigineacht f (“pathogenicity”)
- pataigineas m (“pathogenesis”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| pataigineach | phataigineach | bpataigineach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pataigineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN