bitheonach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom bith- (“bio-”) + leictreonach (“electronic”).
Adjective
editbitheonach (genitive singular masculine bitheonaigh, genitive singular feminine bitheonaí, plural bitheonacha, comparative bitheonaí)
Declension
editDeclension of bitheonach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bitheonach | bhitheonach | bitheonacha; bhitheonacha² | |
Vocative | bhitheonaigh | bitheonacha | ||
Genitive | bitheonaí | bitheonacha | bitheonach | |
Dative | bitheonach; bhitheonach¹ |
bhitheonach; bhitheonaigh (archaic) |
bitheonacha; bhitheonacha² | |
Comparative | níos bitheonaí | |||
Superlative | is bitheonaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bitheonach | bhitheonach | mbitheonach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “bionic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024