frithbhaictéarach

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (anti-, counter-) + baictéar (bacterium) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

frithbhaictéarach (genitive singular masculine frithbhaictéaraigh, genitive singular feminine frithbhaictéaraí, plural frithbhaictéaracha, not comparable)

  1. anti-bacterial

Declension

  • baictéarach (bacterial, adjective)
  • baictéarafagach m (bacteriophage)
  • baictéaraicídeach (bactericidal, adjective)
  • baictéaralú m (bacteriolysis)
  • baictéarastatach (bacteriostatic, adjective)
  • baictéareolaí m (bacteriologist)
  • baictéareolaíocht f (bacteriology)
  • baictéiricíd f (bactericide)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
frithbhaictéarach fhrithbhaictéarach bhfrithbhaictéarach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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