leocaicít

Irish

Etymology

From leoca(i)- (“leuko-”) +‎ -cít (“-cyte”).

Noun

leocaicít f (genitive singular leocaicíte, nominative plural leocaicítí)

1. (hematology, cytology, immunology) leukocyte

   Synonym: fuilchill bhán

Declension

Declension of leocaicít

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative leocaicít leocaicítí Vocative a leocaicít a leocaicítí Genitive leocaicíte leocaicítí Dative leocaicít leocaicítí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an leocaicít na leocaicítí Genitive na leocaicíte na leocaicítí Dative leis an leocaicít don leocaicít leis na leocaicítí

Related terms

• eiritricít f (“erythrocyte”)

References

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