poitéinseal
Irish
Etymology
From English potential, from Late Latin potentiālis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potēns (“powerful”).
Noun
poitéinseal m (genitive singular poitéinsil)
- potential (capability)
- (electricity, physics) potential
Declension
Declension of poitéinseal
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (capability): acmhainneacht, cumas
Derived terms
- difríocht phoitéinsil (“potential difference”)
- poitéinseal gníomhaithe (“action potential”)
- poitéinseal leictreach (“electrical potential”)
- poitéinseal margaidh (“market potential”)
- poitéinseal tairsí (“threshold potential”)
Related terms
- poitéinsiúil (“potential”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
poitéinseal | phoitéinseal | bpoitéinseal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "poitéinseal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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