bitheonach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From bith- (“bio-”) + leictreonach (“electronic”).
Adjective edit
bitheonach (genitive singular masculine bitheonaigh, genitive singular feminine bitheonaí, plural bitheonacha, comparative bitheonaí)
Declension edit
Declension of bitheonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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