ontaigineacht

Irish

Etymology

From onta- (“onto-”) +‎ -gineacht (“-geny”).

Noun

ontaigineacht f (genitive singular ontaigineachta, nominative plural ontaigineachtaí)

  1. (biology) ontogeny, ontogenesis
    Synonyms: ontaighiniúint, ontaigineas

Declension
Declension of ontaigineacht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ontaigineacht ontaigineachtaí
Vocative a ontaigineacht a ontaigineachtaí
Genitive ontaigineachta ontaigineachtaí
Dative ontaigineacht ontaigineachtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ontaigineacht na hontaigineachtaí
Genitive na hontaigineachta na n-ontaigineachtaí
Dative leis an ontaigineacht

don ontaigineacht

 leis na hontaigineachtaí
  • ontaiginiteach (“ontogenetic”, adjective)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ontaigineacht n-ontaigineacht hontaigineacht not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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