fiús-sceall

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Irish

Etymology

From fiús (valence) +‎ sceall (shell).

Noun

fiús-sceall m (genitive singular fiús-scealla, nominative plural fiús-sceallaí)

  1. (chemistry) valence shell

Declension

Declension of fiús-sceall (third declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fiús-sceall na fiús-sceallaí
genitive an fhiús-scealla na bhfiús-sceallaí
dative leis an bhfiús-sceall
don fhiús-sceall
leis na fiús-sceallaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fiús-sceall
radical lenition eclipsis
fiús-sceall fhiús-sceall bhfiús-sceall

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

References

  • fiús-sceall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024