Irish
Etymology
From oftailmi- (“ophthalmo-”) + eolaí (“scientist; -ologist”).
Noun
oftailmeolaí m (genitive singular oftailmeolaí, nominative plural oftailmeolaithe)
- ophthalmologist
Declension
Declension of oftailmeolaí (fourth declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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oftailmeolaí
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oftailmeolaithe
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| vocative
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a oftailmeolaí
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a oftailmeolaithe
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| genitive
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oftailmeolaí
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oftailmeolaithe
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| dative
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oftailmeolaí
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oftailmeolaithe
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an t-oftailmeolaí
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na hoftailmeolaithe
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| genitive
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an oftailmeolaí
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na n-oftailmeolaithe
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| dative
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leis an oftailmeolaí don oftailmeolaí
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leis na hoftailmeolaithe
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Mutation
Mutated forms of oftailmeolaí
| radical |
eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| oftailmeolaí
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n-oftailmeolaí
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hoftailmeolaí
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t-oftailmeolaí
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oftailmeolaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “oftailmeolaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “oftailmeolaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025