orgánach

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, tool, instrument) + -ach.

Noun

orgánach m (genitive singular orgánaigh, nominative plural orgánaigh)

  1. (biology) organism

Declension

Adjective

orgánach (genitive singular masculine orgánaigh, genitive singular feminine orgánaí, plural orgánacha, not comparable)

  1. (biology) organic

Declension

Derived terms

  • ceimic orgánach (organic chemistry)
  • orgánachas (organicism)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
orgánach n-orgánach horgánach t-orgánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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