xéirifileach

Irish

Etymology

From xéiri- (“xero-”) +‎ -fileach (“-philic, -philous”).

Adjective

xéirifileach (genitive singular masculine xéirifiligh, genitive singular feminine xéirifilí, plural xéirifileacha, comparative xéirifilí)

1. (biology) xerophilic, xerophilous

Declension

Declension of xéirifileach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	xéirifileach	xéirifileach	xéirifileacha
Vocative	xéirifiligh		xéirifileacha
Genitive		xéirifilí	xéirifileacha	xéirifileach
Dative	xéirifileach	xéirifileach; xéirifiligh (archaic)	xéirifileacha
Comparative	níos xéirifilí
Superlative	is xéirifilí

Further reading

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