móilín

Irish

Etymology

From mól (“mole”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix); a calque of New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin mōlēs (“a mass”).

Noun

móilín m (genitive singular móilín, nominative plural móilíní)

  1. (chemistry) molecule

Declension

Declension of móilín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative móilín móilíní
vocative a mhóilín a mhóilíní
genitive móilín móilíní
dative móilín móilíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an móilín na móilíní
genitive an mhóilín na móilíní
dative leis an móilín
don mhóilín 		leis na móilíní

Derived terms

  • gram-mhóilín m (“gram-molecule”)
  • móilíneach (“molecular”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of móilín
radical lenition eclipsis
móilín mhóilín not applicable

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

References

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