andraigin

Irish

Etymology

From andrai- +‎ -gin.

Noun

andraigin f (genitive singular andraigine, nominative plural andraiginí)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) androgen

Declension

Declension of andraigin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative andraigin andraiginí Vocative a andraigin a andraiginí Genitive andraigine andraiginí Dative andraigin andraiginí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an andraigin na handraiginí Genitive na handraigine na n-andraiginí Dative leis an andraigin don andraigin leis na handraiginí

Derived terms

• andraigineach (“androgenic”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
andraigin	n-andraigin	handraigin	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) “andraigin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “androgen”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024