neifrít

Irish

Etymology

From Latin lapis nephriticus, from Ancient Greek λίθος νεφριτικός (líthos nephritikós, “kidney stone”), because jade was believed to cure kidney stones.

Noun

neifrít f (genitive singular neifríte, nominative plural neifrítí)

1. (mineralogy) nephrite

Declension

Declension of neifrít

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative neifrít neifrítí Vocative a neifrít a neifrítí Genitive neifríte neifrítí Dative neifrít neifrítí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an neifrít na neifrítí Genitive na neifríte na neifrítí Dative leis an neifrít don neifrít leis na neifrítí

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “neifrít”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “neifrít”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024