crotach
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See also: Crótach
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Noun[edit]
crotach m (genitive singular crotaigh, nominative plural crotaigh)
- a curlew
Declension[edit]
Declension of crotach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- crotach cloch (“stone-curlew, stone-plover”)
- crotach eanaigh, crotach samhraidh (“whimbrel”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
crotach (genitive singular masculine crotaigh, genitive singular feminine crotaí, plural crotacha, comparative crotaí)
- Alternative form of cruthúil (“shapely, beautiful; of promising appearance; of good physique; likely, plausible”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of crotach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | crotach | chrotach | crotacha; chrotacha² | |
Vocative | chrotaigh | crotacha | ||
Genitive | crotaí | crotacha | crotach | |
Dative | crotach; chrotach¹ |
chrotach; chrotaigh (archaic) |
crotacha; chrotacha² | |
Comparative | níos crotaí | |||
Superlative | is crotaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 3[edit]
Adjective[edit]
crotach (genitive singular masculine crotaigh, genitive singular feminine crotaí, plural crotacha, comparative crotaí)
- Alternative form of cruiteach (“humped, hunchbacked”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of crotach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | crotach | chrotach | crotacha; chrotacha² | |
Vocative | chrotaigh | crotacha | ||
Genitive | crotaí | crotacha | crotach | |
Dative | crotach; chrotach¹ |
chrotach; chrotaigh (archaic) |
crotacha; chrotacha² | |
Comparative | níos crotaí | |||
Superlative | is crotaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
- crotachán m (“hunchback”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
crotach | chrotach | gcrotach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crotach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “crotach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “crotach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Adjective[edit]
crotach
- humpbacked
- gibbous (moon or planet)
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
crotach | chrotach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |