peitriceimiceach

Irish

Etymology

From peitri- (“petro-”) +‎ ceimic (“chemistry”) + -ach.

Adjective

peitriceimiceach (genitive singular masculine peitriceimicigh, genitive singular feminine peitriceimicí, plural peitriceimiceacha, not comparable)

1. (chemistry) petrochemical

Declension

Declension of peitriceimiceach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	peitriceimiceach	pheitriceimiceach	peitriceimiceacha; pheitriceimiceacha²
Vocative	pheitriceimicigh		peitriceimiceacha
Genitive		peitriceimicí	peitriceimiceacha	peitriceimiceach
Dative	peitriceimiceach; pheitriceimiceach¹	pheitriceimiceach; pheitriceimicigh (archaic)	peitriceimiceacha; pheitriceimiceacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• ceimiceach
• peitriceimiceán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
peitriceimiceach	pheitriceimiceach	bpeitriceimiceach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peitriceimiceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN