bitheolaíocht

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Irish

Etymology

From bith- (“bio-”) +‎ eolaíocht (“science, -ology”).

Noun

bitheolaíocht f (genitive singular bitheolaíochta)

biology

Declension

Declension of bitheolaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	bitheolaíocht
Vocative	a bhitheolaíocht
Genitive	bitheolaíochta
Dative	bitheolaíocht

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an bhitheolaíocht
Genitive	na bitheolaíochta
Dative	leis an mbitheolaíocht don bhitheolaíocht

Derived terms

eisibhitheolaíocht f (“exobiology”)
hidri-bhitheolaíocht f (“hydrobiology”)
micri-bhitheolaíocht f (“microbiology”)
míol-bhitheolaíocht f (“zoobiology”)
néarbhitheolaíocht f (“neurobiology”)
réalt-bhitheolaíocht f (“astrobiology”)

Related terms

bitheolaíoch (“biological”, adjective)
bitheolaí m (“biologist”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bitheolaíocht	bhitheolaíocht	mbitheolaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bitheolaíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bitheolaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“bitheolaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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