vacsaín
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English vaccine, from Latin vaccīnus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox).
Noun edit
vacsaín f (genitive singular vacsaíne, nominative plural vacsaíní)
Declension edit
Declension of vacsaín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- vacsaíneoir m (“vaccinator”)
- vacsaínigh (“vaccinate”, verb)
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vacsaín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN