crosphailniú

Irish

Etymology

From cros- (“cross-”) +‎ pailniú (“pollination”).

Noun

crosphailniú m (genitive singular crosphailnithe)

1. (botany) cross-pollination
2. (figurative) cross-pollination (of ideas, etc.)

   Synonym: cóimheascadh

Declension

Declension of crosphailniú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative crosphailniú Vocative a chrosphailniú Genitive crosphailnithe Dative crosphailniú

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an crosphailniú Genitive an chrosphailnithe Dative leis an gcrosphailniú don chrosphailniú

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crosphailniú	chrosphailniú	gcrosphailniú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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