pataigin
Irish
Etymology
From pata- (“patho-”) + -gin (“-gen”).
Noun
pataigin f (genitive singular pataigine, nominative plural pataiginí)
- (immunology, pathology) pathogen
Declension
Declension of pataigin
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- pataigineach (“pathogenic”)
- pataigineacht f (“pathogenicity”)
- pataigineas m (“pathogenesis”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pataigin | phataigin | bpataigin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "pataigin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.