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

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
  • Entries containing “pataigin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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