prótasóch
Irish
Etymology
From próta- (“proto-”) + -sóch (“-zoan, -zoic”).
Adjective
prótasóch (genitive singular masculine prótasóch, genitive singular feminine prótasóiche, plural prótasócha, not comparable)
- (cytology) protozoic
Declension
Declension of prótasóch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | prótasóch | phrótasóch | prótasócha; phrótasócha² | |
| Vocative | phrótasóch | prótasócha | ||
| Genitive | prótasóiche | prótasócha | prótasóch | |
| Dative | prótasóch; phrótasóch¹ | phrótasóch | prótasócha; phrótasócha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- prótasón m (“protozoan”)
- prótasónach (“protozoan”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| prótasóch | phrótasóch | bprótasóch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "prótasóch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.