prótaigineach
Irish
Etymology
próta- + -gineach
Adjective
prótaigineach
- protogenic
Declension
Declension of prótaigineach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | prótaigineach | phrótaigineach | prótaigineacha; phrótaigineacha² | |
| Vocative | phrótaiginigh | prótaigineacha | ||
| Genitive | prótaiginí | prótaigineacha | prótaigineach | |
| Dative | prótaigineach; phrótaigineach¹ | phrótaigineach; phrótaiginigh (archaic) | prótaigineacha; phrótaigineacha² | |
| Comparative | níos prótaiginí | |||
| Superlative | is prótaiginí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| prótaigineach | phrótaigineach | bprótaigineach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||