cros-snáitheach
Irish
Etymology
From cros-snáithe (“cross-grain”) + -ach.
Adjective
cros-snáitheach (genitive singular masculine cros-snáithigh, genitive singular feminine cros-snáithí, plural cros-snáitheacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of cros-snáitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cros-snáitheach | chros-snáitheach | cros-snáitheacha; chros-snáitheacha² | |
| Vocative | chros-snáithigh | cros-snáitheacha | ||
| Genitive | cros-snáithí | cros-snáitheacha | cros-snáitheach | |
| Dative | cros-snáitheach; chros-snáitheach¹ |
chros-snáitheach; chros-snáithigh (archaic) |
cros-snáitheacha; chros-snáitheacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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 |
| cros-snáitheach | chros-snáitheach | gcros-snáitheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cros-snáitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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