creathnach
Irish
Etymology
Adjective
creathnach (genitive singular masculine creathnaigh, genitive singular feminine creathnaí, plural creathnacha, comparative creathnaí)
Declension
Declension of creathnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | creathnach | chreathnach | creathnacha; chreathnacha² | |
| Vocative | chreathnaigh | creathnacha | ||
| Genitive | creathnaí | creathnacha | creathnach | |
| Dative | creathnach; chreathnach¹ |
chreathnach; chreathnaigh (archaic) |
creathnacha; chreathnacha² | |
| Comparative | níos creathnaí | |||
| Superlative | is creathnaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Alternative forms
- creathnaitheach
Declension
Declension of creathnach
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| creathnach | chreathnach | gcreathnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "creathnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “creathnach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “creathnach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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