bithghineach

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Irish

Etymology

From bith- (bio-) +‎ -gineach (-genic).

Adjective

bithghineach (genitive singular masculine bithghinigh, genitive singular feminine bithghiní, plural bithghineacha, comparative bithghiní)

  1. (biology) biogenic

Declension

Declension of bithghineach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative bithghineach bhithghineach bithghineacha;
bhithghineacha2
vocative bhithghinigh bithghineacha
genitive bithghiní bithghineacha bithghineach
dative bithghineach;
bhithghineach1
bhithghineach;
bhithghinigh (archaic)
bithghineacha;
bhithghineacha2
Comparative níos bithghiní
Superlative is bithghiní

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of bithghineach
radical lenition eclipsis
bithghineach bhithghineach mbithghineach

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