xaintín

See also: xaintin

Irish

Etymology

From French xanthine, ultimately from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”), because xanthine is yellowish-white.

Noun

xaintín m (genitive singular xaintín, nominative plural xaintiní)

1. (chemistry) xanthine

Declension

Declension of xaintín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative xaintín xaintiní vocative a xaintín a xaintiní genitive xaintín xaintiní dative xaintín xaintiní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an xaintín na xaintiní genitive an xaintín na xaintiní dative leis an xaintín don xaintín leis na xaintiní

Synonyms

• xaintin

References

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