creath

Irish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Irish crethaid ~ crithid (“to tremble”), derived from Old Irish crith (“trembling, fever”).

Verb

creath (present analytic creathann, future analytic creathfaidh, verbal noun creathadh, past participle creata)

  1. (intransitive) to tremble
Conjugation
conjugation of creath (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present creathaim creathann tú;
creathair†		 creathann sé, sí creathaimid creathann sibh creathann siad;
creathaid†		 a chreathann; a chreathas /
a gcreathann*; a gcreathas*		 creatar
past chreath mé; chreathas chreath tú; chreathais chreath sé, sí chreathamar; chreath muid chreath sibh; chreathabhair chreath siad; chreathadar a chreath /
ar chreath*		 creathadh
past habitual chreathainn / gcreathainn‡‡ chreatá / gcreatᇇ chreathadh sé, sí / gcreathadh sé, s퇇 chreathaimis; chreathadh muid / gcreathaimis‡‡; gcreathadh muid‡‡ chreathadh sibh / gcreathadh sibh‡‡ chreathaidís; chreathadh siad / gcreathaidís‡‡; gcreathadh siad‡‡ a chreathadh /
a gcreathadh*		 chreataí / gcreata퇇
future creathfaidh mé;
creathfad		 creathfaidh tú;
creathfair†		 creathfaidh sé, sí creathfaimid;
creathfaidh muid		 creathfaidh sibh creathfaidh siad;
creathfaid†		 a chreathfaidh; a chreathfas /
a gcreathfaidh*; a gcreathfas*		 creathfar
conditional chreathfainn / gcreathfainn‡‡ chreathfá / gcreathfᇇ chreathfadh sé, sí / gcreathfadh sé, s퇇 chreathfaimis; chreathfadh muid / gcreathfaimis‡‡; gcreathfadh muid‡‡ chreathfadh sibh / gcreathfadh sibh‡‡ chreathfaidís; chreathfadh siad / gcreathfaidís‡‡; gcreathfadh siad‡‡ a chreathfadh /
a gcreathfadh*		 chreathfaí / gcreathfa퇇
subjunctive present go gcreatha mé;
go gcreathad†		 go gcreatha tú;
go gcreathair†		 go gcreatha sé, sí go gcreathaimid;
go gcreatha muid		 go gcreatha sibh go gcreatha siad;
go gcreathaid†		 — go gcreatar
past dá gcreathainn dá gcreatá dá gcreathadh sé, sí dá gcreathaimis;
dá gcreathadh muid		 dá gcreathadh sibh dá gcreathaidís;
dá gcreathadh siad		 — dá gcreataí
imperative creathaim creath creathadh sé, sí creathaimis creathaigí;
creathaidh†		 creathaidís — creatar
verbal noun creathadh
past participle creata

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms
  • creathaire

Noun

creath m (genitive singular creatha, nominative plural creathaí)

  1. Alternative form of creat
Declension
Declension of creath

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative creath creathaí
Vocative a chreath a chreathaí
Genitive creatha creathaí
Dative creath creathaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an creath na creathaí
Genitive an chreatha na gcreathaí
Dative leis an gcreath

don chreath

 leis na creathaí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
creath chreath gcreath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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