angaispeirm

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “receptacle”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

Noun

angaispeirm f (genitive singular angaispeirme, nominative plural angaispeirmeacha)

1. (botany) angiosperm

Declension

Declension of angaispeirm

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative angaispeirm angaispeirmeacha Vocative a angaispeirm a angaispeirmeacha Genitive angaispeirme angaispeirmeacha Dative angaispeirm angaispeirmeacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an angaispeirm na hangaispeirmeacha Genitive na hangaispeirme na n-angaispeirmeacha Dative leis an angaispeirm don angaispeirm leis na hangaispeirmeacha

Derived terms

• angaispeirmeach (“angiospermic”, adjective)

Mutation

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