prótasóch

Irish

Etymology

From próta- (“proto-”) +‎ -sóch (“-zoan, -zoic”).

Adjective

prótasóch (genitive singular masculine prótasóch, genitive singular feminine prótasóiche, plural prótasócha, not comparable)

1. (cytology) protozoic

Declension

Declension of prótasóch

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	prótasóch	phrótasóch	prótasócha; phrótasócha2
vocative	phrótasóch		prótasócha
genitive		prótasóiche	prótasócha	prótasóch
dative	prótasóch; phrótasóch1	phrótasóch	prótasócha; phrótasócha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

• prótasón m (“protozoan”)
• prótasónach (“protozoan”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of prótasóch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
prótasóch	phrótasóch	bprótasóch

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) “prótasóch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN