inchríneach
Irish
Etymology
From in- + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
inchríneach (genitive singular masculine inchrínigh, genitive singular feminine inchríní, plural inchríneacha, not comparable)
- endocrine
- Synonyms: hormónach, iontálach
Declension
Declension of inchríneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | inchríneach | inchríneach | inchríneacha | |
| Vocative | inchrínigh | inchríneacha | ||
| Genitive | inchríní | inchríneacha | inchríneach | |
| Dative | inchríneach | inchríneach; inchrínigh (archaic) | inchríneacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Derived terms
- faireog inchríneach f (“endocrine gland”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| inchríneach | n-inchríneach | hinchríneach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "inchríneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “endocrine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.