croíchruthach
Irish
Etymology
From croí (“heart”) + -chruthach (“-shaped”).
Adjective
croíchruthach (genitive singular masculine croíchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine croíchruthaí, plural croíchruthacha, comparative croíchruthaí)
Declension
Declension of croíchruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | croíchruthach | chroíchruthach | croíchruthacha; chroíchruthacha² | |
| Vocative | chroíchruthaigh | croíchruthacha | ||
| Genitive | croíchruthaí | croíchruthacha | croíchruthach | |
| Dative | croíchruthach; chroíchruthach¹ |
chroíchruthach; chroíchruthaigh (archaic) |
croíchruthacha; chroíchruthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos croíchruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is croíchruthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| croíchruthach | chroíchruthach | gcroíchruthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "croíchruthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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