móilín
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From mól (“mole”) + -ín (diminutive suffix); a calque of New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin mōlēs (“a mass”).
Noun edit
móilín m (genitive singular móilín, nominative plural móilíní)
Declension edit
Declension of móilín
Derived terms edit
- gram-mhóilín m (“gram-molecule”)
- móilíneach (“molecular”, adjective)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
móilín | mhóilín | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “móilín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN