tocsaineach
Irish
Etymology
From tocsain + -ach.
Adjective
tocsaineach (genitive singular masculine tocsainigh, genitive singular feminine tocsainí, plural tocsaineacha, comparative tocsainí)
- (medicine, pharmacology, toxicology) toxic
- Synonym: nimhiúil
Declension
Declension of tocsaineach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | tocsaineach | thocsaineach | tocsaineacha; thocsaineacha² | |
| Vocative | thocsainigh | tocsaineacha | ||
| Genitive | tocsainí | tocsaineacha | tocsaineach | |
| Dative | tocsaineach; thocsaineach¹ | thocsaineach; thocsainigh (archaic) | tocsaineacha; thocsaineacha² | |
| Comparative | níos tocsainí | |||
| Superlative | is tocsainí | |||
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
- tocsaineacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tocsaineach | thocsaineach | dtocsaineach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tocsaineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “tocsaineach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tocsaineach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.