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Intracellular in Irish (incheallach): Meaning, Forms, Examples

The Irish for intracellular is incheallach: sreabhán incheallach, an intracellular fluid.
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How to say “intracellular” in Irish

Irish:
incheallach
English:
intracellular
Word type:
adjective
More intracellular:
níos incheallaí
Most intracellular:
is incheallaí
Plural:
incheallacha
Pronunciation:
“IN-hyal-ukh”  /ˈɪnʲçalˠəx/

What does “incheallach” mean?

intracellular
Existing or happening inside a cell of a living thing.Also: inside the cell, within a cell.

“Incheallach” after a noun

An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is incheallach after sreabhán (fluid, masculine), after bean (woman, feminine) and after a plural.

after a masculine nounsreabhán incheallachan intracellular fluid
after a feminine nounbean incheallachan intracellular woman
after a plural nounsreabháin incheallachaintracellular fluids

séimhiú (the h) the ending

plural
sreabháinfluids
+
incheallachaintracellular, plural
=
sreabháin incheallachaintracellular fluids

With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, incheallacha.

More intracellular, most intracellular, very intracellular

níosmore
+
incheallaíintracellular
=
níos incheallaímore intracellular
ismost
+
incheallaíintracellular
=
is incheallaímost intracellular

Tá an próiseas seo níos incheallaí ná an ceann eile. This process is more intracellular than the other one.

more intracellularníos incheallaíin the past tense: ní b'incheallaí
most intracellularis incheallaíin the past tense: ab incheallaí
as intracellular aschomh hincheallach lechomh puts an h before a vowel
very intracellularan-incheallachan- lenites, except d, t and s
too intracellularró-incheallachró- lenites

“Incheallach” in a sentence: Irish examples

With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.

Is sreabhán incheallach é an cíteaplasma.
Cytoplasm is an intracellular fluid.
Rinne siad staidéar ar phróitéin incheallach.
They studied an intracellular protein.
Tá struchtúir incheallacha le feiceáil faoin micreascóp.
Intracellular structures can be seen under the microscope.
Tá an próiseas seo níos incheallaí ná an ceann eile.
This process is more intracellular than the other one.
Tá an t-ionfhabhtú seo incheallach.
This infection is intracellular.

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Intracellular in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for intracellular?

The Irish for intracellular is incheallach (pronounced “IN-hyal-ukh”). It comes after the noun: sreabhán incheallach, an intracellular fluid; bean incheallach, an intracellular woman.

How do you say more intracellular and most intracellular in Irish?

níos incheallaí is more intracellular and is incheallaí is most intracellular. In the past tense they become ní b'incheallaí and ab incheallaí.

What is the plural of incheallach?

With a plural noun incheallach becomes incheallacha: sreabháin incheallacha, mná incheallacha.

How do you say very intracellular in Irish?

an-incheallach. Too intracellular is ró-incheallach, and as intracellular as is chomh hincheallach le.

What is the opposite of 'incheallach'?

The opposite is 'eachtarcheallach', meaning extracellular, outside the cell.

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