adainín
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) + -ín.
Noun
adainín m (genitive singular adainín, nominative plural adainíní)
- (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA)
Declension
Declension of adainín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
adainín | n-adainín | hadainín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “adainín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “adenine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.