oftailme

Irish

Alternative forms

• oftailmia

Etymology

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Noun

oftailme f (genitive singular oftailme)

1. ophthalmia

Declension

Declension of oftailme

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative oftailme Vocative a oftailme Genitive oftailme Dative oftailme

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an oftailme Genitive na hoftailme Dative leis an oftailme don oftailme

Derived terms

• xéaroftailmia f (“xerophthalmia”)

Related terms

• oftailmeolaíocht f (“ophthalmology”)
• oftailmeolaí m (“ophthalmologist”)
• oftalmach (“ophthalmic”, adjective)
• oftalmacht f (“ophthalmics”)
• oftalmascóp m (“ophthalmoscope”)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oftailme”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “oftailme” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.