baictéara-

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Irish

Alternative forms

baictéarai- (used before a slender consonant)

Etymology

From baictéar (“bacterium”).

Prefix

baictéara-

(microbiology) bacterio-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with baictéara-

baictéarafagach m (“bacteriophage”)
baictéiricídeach (“bactericidal”, adjective)
baictéarastatach (“bacteriostatic”, adjective)
baictéareolaí m (“bacteriologist”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *baictéara-*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
baictéara-	bhaictéara-	mbaictéara-

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baictéara(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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