amfaiteireach

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφότερος (amphóteros, “each of two”) (from ἄμφω (ámphō, “both”)) + -ach.

Adjective

amfaiteireach (genitive singular masculine amfaiteirigh, genitive singular feminine amfaiteirí, plural amfaiteireacha, not comparable)

1. (chemistry) amphoteric

Declension

Declension of amfaiteireach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	amfaiteireach	amfaiteireach	amfaiteireacha
Vocative	amfaiteirigh		amfaiteireacha
Genitive		amfaiteirí	amfaiteireacha	amfaiteireach
Dative	amfaiteireach	amfaiteireach; amfaiteirigh (archaic)	amfaiteireacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Mutation

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