baictéara-
Irish
Alternative forms
- baictéarai- (used before a slender consonant)
Etymology
From baictéar (“bacterium”).
Prefix
baictéara-
- (microbiology) bacterio-
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_baict%C3%A9ara-' title='Category:Irish words prefixed with baictéara-'>Irish words prefixed with baictéara-</a>
- baictéarafagach m (“bacteriophage”)
- baictéaraicídeach (“bactericidal”, adjective)
- baictéarastatach (“bacteriostatic”, adjective)
- baictéareolaí m (“bacteriologist”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baictéara- | bhaictéara- | mbaictéara- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "baictéara(i)-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.