andraigin

Irish

Etymology

From andrai- +‎ -gin.

Noun

andraigin f (genitive singular andraigine, nominative plural andraiginí)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) androgen

Declension

Declension of andraigin (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative andraigin andraiginí vocative a andraigin a andraiginí genitive andraigine andraiginí dative andraigin andraiginí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an andraigin na handraiginí genitive na handraigine na n-andraiginí dative leis an andraigin don andraigin leis na handraiginí

Derived terms

• andraigineach (“androgenic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of andraigin

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
andraigin	n-andraigin	handraigin	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “andraigin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “androgen”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025