Y-chrómasóm

Irish

Alternative forms

Y-chrómosóm

Etymology

Calque of English Y chromosome.

Noun

Y-chrómasóm m (genitive singular Y-chrómasóim, nominative plural Y-chrómasóim)

(genetics) Y chromosome

Declension

Declension of Y-chrómasóm

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Y-chrómasóm	Y-chrómasóim
Vocative	a Y-chrómasóim	a Y-chrómasóma
Genitive	Y-chrómasóim	Y-chrómasóm
Dative	Y-chrómasóm	Y-chrómasóim

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an Y-chrómasóm	na Y-chrómasóim
Genitive	an Y-chrómasóim	na Y-chrómasóm
Dative	leis an Y-chrómasóm don Y-chrómasóm	leis na Y-chrómasóim

Related terms

X-chrómasóm m (“X chromosome”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Y-chrómosóm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“Y-chromosome”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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