bithghineach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bith- (“bio-”) + -gineach (“-genic”).
Adjective
[edit]bithghineach (genitive singular masculine bithghinigh, genitive singular feminine bithghiní, plural bithghineacha, comparative bithghiní)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bithghineach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bithghineach | bhithghineach | bithghineacha; bhithghineacha² | |
| Vocative | bhithghinigh | bithghineacha | ||
| Genitive | bithghiní | bithghineacha | bithghineach | |
| Dative | bithghineach; bhithghineach¹ |
bhithghineach; bhithghinigh (archaic) |
bithghineacha; bhithghineacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bithghiní | |||
| Superlative | is bithghiní | |||
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]- bithghineas m (“biogenesis”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bithghineach | bhithghineach | mbithghineach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||