alfa-héilics

Irish

Etymology

From alfa (“alpha”) +‎ héilics (“helix”).

Noun

alfa-héilics m (genitive singular alfa-héilics)

1. (biochemistry) alpha helix

Declension

Declension of alfa-héilics

Fourth declension

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

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an t-alfa-héilics Genitive an alfa-héilics Dative leis an alfa-héilics don alfa-héilics

Mutation

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

Further reading

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