ontaigineacht
Irish
Etymology
From onta- (“onto-”) + -gineacht (“-geny”).
Noun
ontaigineacht f (genitive singular ontaigineachta, nominative plural ontaigineachtaí)
- (biology) ontogeny, ontogenesis
- Synonyms: ontaighiniúint, ontaigineas
Declension
Declension of ontaigineacht
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Related terms
- ontaiginiteach (“ontogenetic”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ontaigineacht | n-ontaigineacht | hontaigineacht | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "ontaigineacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.