creathnach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish crithnaigthech, from Old Irish crithnaigid (“shake, tremble”), from crith (“shaking, trembling”).
Pronunciation
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. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creathnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- 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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