veirteabra

Irish

Etymology

From Latin vertebra (“joint”), from vertō (“I turn, revolve”).

Noun

veirteabra f (genitive singular veirteabra, nominative plural veirteabraí)

vertebra

Declension

Declension of veirteabra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	veirteabra	veirteabraí
Vocative	a veirteabra	a veirteabraí
Genitive	veirteabra	veirteabraí
Dative	veirteabra	veirteabraí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an veirteabra	na veirteabraí
Genitive	na veirteabra	na veirteabraí
Dative	leis an veirteabra don veirteabra	leis na veirteabraí

Derived terms

veirteabrach (“vertebrate”)

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “veirteabra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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