créatúr

See also: creatur

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish crétúir (compare Manx cretoor), from Latin creātūra (“created thing; creature”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cɾʲeːˈt̪ˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲeːt̪ˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲeːt̪ˠuɾˠ/

Noun

créatúr m (genitive singular créatúir, nominative plural créatúir)

  1. creature, created thing
    1. (in expressions of sympathy) poor creature, poor thing
    2. (contemptuously) (good for nothing) creature

Declension
Declension of créatúr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative créatúr créatúir
Vocative a chréatúir a chréatúra
Genitive créatúir créatúr
Dative créatúr créatúir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an créatúr na créatúir
Genitive an chréatúir na gcréatúr
Dative leis an gcréatúr

don chréatúr

 leis na créatúir

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
créatúr chréatúr gcréatúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
  • "créatúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “creature” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “crétúir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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