aiméibe

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”).

Noun

aiméibe f (genitive singular aiméibe, nominative plural aiméibí)

1. (biology) amoeba

Declension

Declension of aiméibe

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aiméibe aiméibí Vocative a aiméibe a aiméibí Genitive aiméibe aiméibí Dative aiméibe aiméibí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-aiméibe na haiméibí Genitive an aiméibe na n-aiméibí Dative leis an aiméibe don aiméibe leis na haiméibí

Derived terms

• aiméibicít f (“amoebocyte”)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aiméibe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN