oftailmeolaí

Irish

Etymology

From oftailmi- (“ophthalmo-”) +‎ eolaí (“scientist; -ologist”).

Noun

oftailmeolaí m (genitive singular oftailmeolaí, nominative plural oftailmeolaithe)

1. ophthalmologist

Declension

Declension of oftailmeolaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative oftailmeolaí oftailmeolaithe Vocative a oftailmeolaí a oftailmeolaithe Genitive oftailmeolaí oftailmeolaithe Dative oftailmeolaí oftailmeolaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-oftailmeolaí na hoftailmeolaithe Genitive an oftailmeolaí na n-oftailmeolaithe Dative leis an oftailmeolaí don oftailmeolaí leis na hoftailmeolaithe

Related terms

• oftailmeolaíocht f (“ophthalmology”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oftailmeolaí	n-oftailmeolaí	hoftailmeolaí	t-oftailmeolaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "oftailmeolaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “oftailmeolaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “oftailmeolaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.