eipidéim

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Noun

eipidéim f (genitive singular eipidéime, nominative plural eipidéimí)

1. (medicine, epidemiology) epidemic

Declension

Declension of eipidéim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative eipidéim eipidéimí Vocative a eipidéim a eipidéimí Genitive eipidéime eipidéimí Dative eipidéim eipidéimí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an eipidéim na heipidéimí Genitive na heipidéime na n-eipidéimí Dative leis an eipidéim don eipidéim leis na heipidéimí

Derived terms

• eipidéimeach (“epidemic”, adjective)
• eipidéimeolaí m (“epidemiologist”)
• eipidéimeolaíocht f (“epidemiology”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eipidéim	n-eipidéim	heipidéim	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “epidemic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eipidéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN