víreas

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīrus.

Noun

víreas m (genitive singular víris, nominative plural víris)

(pathology, microbiology, computing) virus

Declension

Declension of víreas (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	víreas	víris
vocative	a víris	a víreasa
genitive	víris	víreas
dative	víreas	víris

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an víreas	na víris
genitive	an víris	na víreas
dative	leis an víreas don víreas	leis na víris

Derived terms

adanaivíreas m (“adenovirus”)
coróinvíreas m (“coronavirus”)
víreasach (“viral”, adjective)
víreolaíocht f (“virology”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “víreas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “víreas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“víreas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025