trópaic
Irish
Etymology
From Late Latin tropicus (“tropical”, literally “of or pertaining to the solstice”), from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “a turn”).
Declension
Declension of trópaic
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Trópaic an Ghabhair (“the Tropic of Capricorn”)
- Trópaic an Phortáin (“the Tropic of Cancer”)
- trópaiceach (“tropical”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| trópaic | thrópaic | dtrópaic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trópaic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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