vacsaín
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English vaccine, from Latin vaccīnus, from vacca (“cow”) (because of early use of the cowpox virus against smallpox).
Declension
Declension of vacsaín
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- vacsaíneoir m (“vaccinator”)
- vacsaínigh (“vaccinate”, verb)
References
- "vacsaín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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