ubhchruth

Irish

Etymology

From ubh (“egg”) +‎ cruth (“shape”).

Noun

ubhchruth m (genitive singular ubhchrutha, nominative plural ubhchruthanna)

  1. oval

Declension
Declension of ubhchruth

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ubhchruth ubhchruthanna
Vocative a ubhchruth a ubhchruthanna
Genitive ubhchrutha ubhchruthanna
Dative ubhchruth ubhchruthanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ubhchruth na hubhchruthanna
Genitive an ubhchrutha na n-ubhchruthanna
Dative leis an ubhchruth

don ubhchruth

 leis na hubhchruthanna

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ubhchruth n-ubhchruth hubhchruth t-ubhchruth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ubhchruth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “oval”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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