adanóid

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδενοειδής (adenoeidḗs), from ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) and εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

Noun

adanóid f (genitive singular adanóide, nominative plural adanóidí)

1. (anatomy) adenoid

Declension

Declension of adanóid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative adanóid adanóidí Vocative a adanóid a adanóidí Genitive adanóide adanóidí Dative adanóid adanóidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an adanóid na hadanóidí Genitive na hadanóide na n-adanóidí Dative leis an adanóid don adanóid leis na hadanóidí

Derived terms

• adanóideach (“adenoidal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adanóid	n-adanóid	hadanóid	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) “adanóidí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN