giniúint

Irish

Alternative forms

  • geineamhuin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish genemain f (“coming into existence”), verbal noun of gainithir. By surface analysis, gin +‎ -úint).

Noun

giniúint f (genitive singular giniúna, nominative plural giniúintí)

  1. verbal noun of gin
  2. procreation; conception; birth
    1. (biology) reproduction, generation
    2. (botany) germination
    3. generation, production
    4. embryo
    5. embryonic growth, sprout
  3. (literary) progeny, breed

Declension

Declension of giniúint (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative giniúint giniúintí
vocative a ghiniúint a ghiniúintí
genitive giniúna giniúintí
dative giniúint giniúintí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghiniúint na giniúintí
genitive na giniúna na nginiúintí
dative leis an nginiúint
don ghiniúint 		leis na giniúintí

Derived terms

  • baill ghiniúna m pl (“reproductive organs, genitals”)
  • giniúint Ádhaimh f (“Adam's seed”)
  • Giniúint Chríost f (“Christ's Nativity”)
  • giniúint i bpráta f (“sprouting, sprout, in potato”)
  • Giniúint Mhuire gan Smál f (“the Immaculate Conception”)
  • giniúint síl f (“germination of seed”)
  • giniúnach (“generative”)
  • stáisiún giniúna f (“generating station, power station”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of giniúint
radical lenition eclipsis
giniúint ghiniúint nginiúint

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

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