creidmheach

Irish

Alternative forms

• creideamhach
• creidmhioch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish cretmech. By surface analysis, creideamh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲedʲəvʲəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲedʲvʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲedʲvʲa(x)/

Noun

creidmheach m (genitive singular creidmhigh, nominative plural creidmhigh)

1. believer

Declension

Declension of creidmheach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative creidmheach creidmhigh Vocative a chreidmhigh a chreidmheacha Genitive creidmhigh creidmheach Dative creidmheach creidmhigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an creidmheach na creidmhigh Genitive an chreidmhigh na gcreidmheach Dative leis an gcreidmheach don chreidmheach leis na creidmhigh

Derived terms

both nouns and adjectives

• ainchreidmheach (“unbelieving, unbeliever”)
• bunchreidmheach (“fundamentalist”)
• comhchreidmheach (“co-religionist”)
• díchreidmheach (“unbelieving, unbeliever”)
• ilchreidmheach (“multidenominational, multi-faith”)
• míchreidmheach (“misbelieving, misbeliever”)
• neamhchreidmheach (“unbelieving, unbeliever”)
• sainchreidmheach (“denominational”)
• saobhchreidmheach (“heterodox”)

 

Adjective

creidmheach (genitive singular masculine creidmhigh, genitive singular feminine creidmhí, plural creidmheacha, comparative creidhmhí)

1. believing, faithful

Declension

Declension of creidmheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	creidmheach	chreidmheach	creidmheacha; chreidmheacha²
Vocative	chreidmhigh		creidmheacha
Genitive		creidmhí	creidmheacha	creidmheach
Dative	creidmheach; chreidmheach¹	chreidmheach; chreidmhigh (archaic)	creidmheacha; chreidmheacha²
Comparative	níos creidmhí
Superlative	is creidmhí

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
creidmheach	chreidmheach	gcreidmheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “creidṁeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 194
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creidmheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cretmech. By surface analysis, creideamh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾʲetʲvəx/

Noun

creidmheach m (genitive singular creidmhich, plural creidmhich)

1. believer

Derived terms

• Crith-chreidmheach
• neo-chreidmheach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
creidmheach	chreidmheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.