crómasóm

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English chromosome, from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Noun

crómasóm m (genitive singular crómasóim, nominative plural crómasóim)

  1. (genetics) chromosome

Declension
Declension of crómasóm

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative crómasóm crómasóim
Vocative a chrómasóim a chrómasóma
Genitive crómasóim crómasóm
Dative crómasóm crómasóim

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an crómasóm na crómasóim
Genitive an chrómasóim na gcrómasóm
Dative leis an gcrómasóm

don chrómasóm

 leis na crómasóim

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crómasóm chrómasóm gcrómasóm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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