fo-chraicneach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ craiceann (“skin”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnigh, genitive singular feminine fo-chraicní, plural fo-chraicneacha, comparative fo-chraicní)

  1. (anatomy) subcutaneous, subdermal

Declension

Derived terms

  • saill fho-chraicneach (“subcutaneous fat”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fo-chraicneach fho-chraicneach bhfo-chraicneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From fo- +‎ craiceann + -ach.

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnich)

  1. (anatomy) hypodermic

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fo-chraicneachfho-chraicneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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