géineas
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin genus (“kind, type, class”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (“race”).
Noun edit
géineas m (genitive singular géinis, nominative plural géinis)
Declension edit
Declension of géineas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
géineas | ghéineas | ngéineas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géineas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “genus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “géineas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.