frithbhaictéarach

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) +‎ baictéar (“bacterium”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

frithbhaictéarach (genitive singular masculine frithbhaictéaraigh, genitive singular feminine frithbhaictéaraí, plural frithbhaictéaracha, not comparable)

anti-bacterial

Declension

Declension of frithbhaictéarach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	frithbhaictéarach	fhrithbhaictéarach	frithbhaictéaracha; fhrithbhaictéaracha²
Vocative	fhrithbhaictéaraigh	fhrithbhaictéarach	frithbhaictéaracha
Genitive	fhrithbhaictéaraigh	frithbhaictéaraí	frithbhaictéaracha	frithbhaictéarach
Dative	frithbhaictéarach; fhrithbhaictéarach¹	fhrithbhaictéarach; fhrithbhaictéaraigh (archaic)	frithbhaictéaracha; fhrithbhaictéaracha²
Comparative	níos frithbhaictéaraí
Superlative	is frithbhaictéaraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

Terms related to frithbhaictéarach

baictéarach (“bacterial”, adjective)
baictéarafagach m (“bacteriophage”)
baictéaraicídeach (“bactericidal”, adjective)

baictéaralú m (“bacteriolysis”)
baictéarastatach (“bacteriostatic”, adjective)
baictéareolaí m (“bacteriologist”)

baictéareolaíocht f (“bacteriology”)
baictéiricíd f (“bactericide”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
frithbhaictéarach	fhrithbhaictéarach	bhfrithbhaictéarach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.