criostal

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cristall, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krus-, *kru- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɪsˠt̪ˠəlˠ/

Noun

criostal m (genitive singular criostail, nominative plural criostail)

1. crystal (array of atoms; mineral; glassware)

Declension

Declension of criostal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative criostal criostail Vocative a chriostail a chriostala Genitive criostail criostal Dative criostal criostail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an criostal na criostail Genitive an chriostail na gcriostal Dative leis an gcriostal don chriostal leis na criostail

Derived terms

• criostal luaidhe
• criostalach
• criostalagrafaíocht
• criostalaigh
• criostalaigineas
• criostalóideach
• criostalta
• criostalúchán

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
criostal	chriostal	gcriostal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “criostal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “criostal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “criostal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024