amfaimisciseach
Irish
Etymology
From amfaimiscis (“amphimixis”) + -ach.
Adjective
amfaimisciseach (genitive singular masculine amfaimiscisigh, genitive singular feminine amfaimiscisí, plural amfaimisciseacha, not comparable)
- (biology) amphimictic (relating to amphimixis)
Declension
Declension of amfaimisciseach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | amfaimisciseach | amfaimisciseach | amfaimisciseacha | |
Vocative | amfaimiscisigh | amfaimisciseacha | ||
Genitive | amfaimiscisí | amfaimisciseacha | amfaimisciseach | |
Dative | amfaimisciseach | amfaimisciseach; amfaimiscisigh (archaic) | amfaimisciseacha | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
amfaimisciseach | n-amfaimisciseach | hamfaimisciseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "amfaimisciseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.