prótaplasma

Irish

Etymology

From próta- (“proto-”) +‎ plasma, or else borrowed from German Protoplasma; in any case, ultimately from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”).

Noun

prótaplasma m (genitive singular prótaplasma, nominative plural prótaplasmaí)

1. (cytology) protoplasm

   Synonym: réamhdhamhna

Declension

Declension of prótaplasma

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative prótaplasma prótaplasmaí Vocative a phrótaplasma a phrótaplasmaí Genitive prótaplasma prótaplasmaí Dative prótaplasma prótaplasmaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an prótaplasma na prótaplasmaí Genitive an phrótaplasma na bprótaplasmaí Dative leis an bprótaplasma don phrótaplasma leis na prótaplasmaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
prótaplasma	phrótaplasma	bprótaplasma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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