Crótach

See also: crotach

Irish

Etymology

From an Chróit (“Croatia”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Crótach (genitive singular masculine Crótaigh, genitive singular feminine Crótaí, plural Crótacha, comparative Crótaí)

1. Croatian

Declension

Declension of Crótach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Crótach	Chrótach	Crótacha; Chrótacha²
Vocative	Chrótaigh		Crótacha
Genitive		Crótaí	Crótacha	Crótach
Dative	Crótach; Chrótach¹	Chrótach; Chrótaigh (archaic)	Crótacha; Chrótacha²
Comparative	níos Crótaí
Superlative	is Crótaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• Cróitis f (“the Croatian language”)
• Poblacht na Cróite f (“the Republic of Croatia”)

 

Noun

Crótach m (genitive singular Crótaigh, nominative plural Crótaigh)

1. Croat, Croatian

Declension

Declension of Crótach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Crótach Crótaigh Vocative a Chrótaigh a Chrótacha Genitive Crótaigh Crótach Dative Crótach Crótaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Crótach na Crótaigh Genitive an Chrótaigh na gCrótach Dative leis an gCrótach don Chrótach leis na Crótaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Crótach	Chrótach	gCrótach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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