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

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