micri-
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English
Prefix
micri-
- (obsolete) In the metric system, multiplies the attached unit by 10-14.
Usage notes
- Included in the early metric system, but dropped upon adoption of the SI in 1960.
Irish
Alternative forms
Prefix
micri-
Derived terms
- micreacosma m (“microcosm”)
- micreafagach (“microfagic, microphagous”, adjective)
- micreafagach m (“microphage”)
- micreafagaicít f (“microphagocyte”)
- micreafótagraf m (“microphotograph”)
- micreagraf m (“micrograph”)
- micreascannán m (“microfilm”)
- micreasón m (“microzon”)
- micreaspóragán m (“microsporangium”)
- micreaspóraifill f (“microsporophyll”)
- micreaspór m (“microspore”)
- micreatóime f (“microtomy”)
- micreatóm m (“microtome”)
- micri-bhitheolaíocht f (“microbiology”)
- micri-chlíomeolaíocht f (“microclimatology”)
- micriceifileach (“microcephalous”, adjective)
- micrichlíoma m (“microclimate”)
- micridhéanmhas m (“microstructure”)
- micripíl f (“micropyle”)
- micriríomhaire m (“microcomputer”)
- micriteirm f (“microtherm”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| micri- | mhicri- | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “micri-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN