prótaifileach

Irish

Etymology

From próta- +‎ -fileach.

Adjective

prótaifileach (genitive singular masculine prótaifiligh, genitive singular feminine prótaifilí, plural prótaifileacha, comparative prótaifilí)

  1. (chemistry) protophilic

Declension

Declension of prótaifileach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative prótaifileach phrótaifileach prótaifileacha;
phrótaifileacha2
vocative phrótaifiligh prótaifileacha
genitive prótaifilí prótaifileacha prótaifileach
dative prótaifileach;
phrótaifileach1
phrótaifileach;
phrótaifiligh (archaic)
prótaifileacha;
phrótaifileacha2
Comparative níos prótaifilí
Superlative is prótaifilí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of prótaifileach
radical lenition eclipsis
prótaifileach phrótaifileach bprótaifileach

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