prótaifileach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From próta- +‎ -fileach.

Adjective

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prótaifileach (genitive singular masculine prótaifiligh, genitive singular feminine prótaifilí, plural prótaifileacha, comparative prótaifilí)

  1. (chemistry) protophilic

Declension

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Declension of prótaifileach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative prótaifileach phrótaifileach prótaifileacha;
phrótaifileacha2
vocative phrótaifiligh prótaifileacha
genitive prótaifilí prótaifileacha prótaifileach
dative prótaifileach;
phrótaifileach1
phrótaifileach;
phrótaifiligh (archaic)
prótaifileacha;
phrótaifileacha2
Comparative níos prótaifilí
Superlative is prótaifilí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of prótaifileach
radical lenition eclipsis
prótaifileach phrótaifileach bprótaifileach

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