meicnic

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

meicnic f (genitive singular meicnice)

1. (physics) mechanics

Declension

Declension of meicnic

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative meicnic Vocative a mheicnic Genitive meicnice Dative meicnic

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an mheicnic Genitive na meicnice Dative leis an meicnic don mheicnic

Derived terms

• innealtóir meicnice (“mechanical engineer”)
• meicnic chandamach (“quantum mechanics”)
• meicnic neamhaí (“celestial mechanics”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
meicnic	mheicnic	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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