oftailme
Irish
Alternative forms
- oftailmia
Etymology
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Noun
oftailme f (genitive singular oftailme)
- ophthalmia
Declension
Declension of oftailme
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- xéaroftailmia f (“xerophthalmia”)
Related terms
- oftailmeolaí m (“ophthalmologist”)
- oftailmeolaíocht f (“ophthalmology”)
- oftalmach (“ophthalmic”, adjective)
- oftalmacht f (“ophthalmics”)
- oftalmascóp m (“ophthalmoscope”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| oftailme | n-oftailme | hoftailme | 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), “oftailme”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “oftailme” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.