Crótach
See also: crotach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an Chróit (“Croatia”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Crótach (genitive singular masculine Crótaigh, genitive singular feminine Crótaí, plural Crótacha, comparative Crótaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Crótach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
[edit]- Cróitis f (“the Croatian language”)
- Poblacht na Cróite f (“the Republic of Croatia”)
Noun
[edit]Crótach m (genitive singular Crótaigh, nominative plural Crótaigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Crótach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Crótach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Crótach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024