arsanaic
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English arsenic, from Middle English arsenik, from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic, from Middle Iranian *zarnīk, from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃i.
Noun
arsanaic f (genitive singular arsanaice)
Declension
Declension of arsanaic
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| arsanaic | n-arsanaic | harsanaic | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "arsanaic" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “arsenic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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