eipidéim

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Noun

eipidéim f (genitive singular eipidéime, nominative plural eipidéimí)

  1. (medicine, epidemiology) epidemic

Declension
Declension of eipidéim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative eipidéim eipidéimí
Vocative a eipidéim a eipidéimí
Genitive eipidéime eipidéimí
Dative eipidéim eipidéimí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an eipidéim na heipidéimí
Genitive na heipidéime na n-eipidéimí
Dative leis an eipidéim

don eipidéim

 leis na heipidéimí

Derived terms

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

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