xiléin

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -éin.

Noun

xiléin f (genitive singular xiléine, nominative plural xiléiní)

(organic chemistry) xylene

Declension

Declension of xiléin

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	xiléin	xiléiní
Vocative	a xiléin	a xiléiní
Genitive	xiléine	xiléiní
Dative	xiléin	xiléiní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an xiléin	na xiléiní
Genitive	na xiléine	na xiléiní
Dative	leis an xiléin don xiléin	leis na xiléiní

Further reading

"xiléin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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