géiniteach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

géiniteach (genitive singular masculine géinitigh, genitive singular feminine géinití, plural géiniteacha, not comparable)

1. (genetics) genetic

   Synonym: gineach

Declension

Declension of géiniteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	géiniteach	ghéiniteach	géiniteacha; ghéiniteacha²
Vocative	ghéinitigh		géiniteacha
Genitive		géinití	géiniteacha	géiniteach
Dative	géiniteach; ghéiniteach¹	ghéiniteach; ghéinitigh (archaic)	géiniteacha; ghéiniteacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• cód géiniteach (“genetic code”)

Related terms

• géin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
géiniteach	ghéiniteach	ngéiniteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géiniteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “géiniteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “géiniteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024