crua-ae

Irish

Alternative forms

• cruadh-ae (obsolete)

Etymology

From crua (“hard”) +‎ ae (“liver”)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuəɡi/

Noun

crua-ae m (genitive singular crua-ae, nominative plural crua-aenna)

1. liver

Declension

Declension of crua-ae

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative crua-ae crua-aenna Vocative a chrua-ae a chrua-aenna Genitive crua-ae crua-aenna Dative crua-ae crua-aenna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an crua-ae na crua-aenna Genitive an chrua-ae na gcrua-aenna Dative leis an gcrua-ae don chrua-ae leis na crua-aenna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crua-ae	chrua-ae	gcrua-ae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cruaḋ-ae”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crua-ae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN