ailléil

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English allele, from German Allel.

Noun

ailléil f (genitive singular ailléile, nominative plural ailléilí)

  1. (genetics) allele

Declension

Declension of ailléil (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ailléil ailléilí
vocative a ailléil a ailléilí
genitive ailléile ailléilí
dative ailléil ailléilí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ailléil na hailléilí
genitive na hailléile na n-ailléilí
dative leis an ailléil
don ailléil 		leis na hailléilí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailléil
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ailléil n-ailléil hailléil not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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