eipidéim

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”).

Noun

eipidéim f (genitive singular eipidéime, nominative plural eipidéimí)

1. (medicine, epidemiology) epidemic

Declension

Declension of eipidéim (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative eipidéim eipidéimí vocative a eipidéim a eipidéimí genitive eipidéime eipidéimí dative eipidéim eipidéimí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an eipidéim na heipidéimí genitive na heipidéime na n-eipidéimí dative leis an eipidéim don eipidéim leis na heipidéimí

Derived terms

• eipidéimeach (“epidemic”, adjective)
• eipidéimeolaí m (“epidemiologist”)
• eipidéimeolaíocht f (“epidemiology”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eipidéim

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eipidéim	n-eipidéim	heipidéim	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

• “epidemic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “eipidéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN