géiniteach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

géiniteach (genitive singular masculine géinitigh, genitive singular feminine géinití, plural géiniteacha, not comparable)

  1. (genetics) genetic
    Synonym: gineach

Declension

Declension of géiniteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative géiniteach ghéiniteach géiniteacha;
ghéiniteacha2
vocative ghéinitigh géiniteacha
genitive géinití géiniteacha géiniteach
dative géiniteach;
ghéiniteach1 		ghéiniteach;
ghéinitigh (archaic) 		géiniteacha;
ghéiniteacha2
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.

Derived terms

  • cód géiniteach (“genetic code”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of géiniteach
radical lenition eclipsis
géiniteach ghéiniteach ngéiniteach

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

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