pataigin

Irish

Etymology

From pata- (“patho-”) +‎ -gin (“-gen”).

Noun

pataigin f (genitive singular pataigine, nominative plural pataiginí)

1. (botany, immunology, pathology, physiology) pathogen

Declension

Declension of pataigin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pataigin pataiginí Vocative a phataigin a phataiginí Genitive pataigine pataiginí Dative pataigin pataiginí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phataigin na pataiginí Genitive na pataigine na bpataiginí Dative leis an bpataigin don phataigin leis na pataiginí

Related terms

• pataigineach
• pataigineacht
• pataigineas

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pataigin	phataigin	bpataigin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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