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Irish
Etymology
Calque of English antitoxin, from anta- (“anti-”) + tocsain (“toxin”).
Noun
antatocsain f (genitive singular antatocsaine, nominative plural antatocsainí)
- (immunology) antitoxin
- Synonym: fritocsain
Declension
Declension of antatocsain
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| antatocsain
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n-antatocsain
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hantatocsain
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “antatocsain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “antatocsain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “antatocsain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024