bia-eolaí

Irish

Etymology

From bia (“food”) +‎ eolaí (“scientist”).

Noun

bia-eolaí m (genitive singular bia-eolaí, nominative plural bia-eolaithe)

1. dietitian

Declension

Declension of bia-eolaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bia-eolaí bia-eolaithe Vocative a bhia-eolaí a bhia-eolaithe Genitive bia-eolaí bia-eolaithe Dative bia-eolaí bia-eolaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bia-eolaí na bia-eolaithe Genitive an bhia-eolaí na mbia-eolaithe Dative leis an mbia-eolaí don bhia-eolaí leis na bia-eolaithe

Synonyms

• diaitéiteach m

Related terms

• bia-eolaíocht (“dietetics”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bia-eolaí	bhia-eolaí	mbia-eolaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bia-eolaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “dietician”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024