Craíoch
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Cree + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Craíoch (genitive singular masculine Craíoch, genitive singular feminine Craíche, plural Craíocha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Craíoch
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Craíoch | Chraíoch | Craíocha; Chraíocha² | |
Vocative | Chraíoch | Craíocha | ||
Genitive | Craíche | Craíocha | Craíoch | |
Dative | Craíoch; Chraíoch¹ |
Chraíoch | Craíocha; Chraíocha² | |
Comparative | níos Craíche | |||
Superlative | is Craíche |
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]- Craís (“the Cree language”)
Noun
[edit]Craíoch m (genitive singular Craígh, nominative plural Craígh)
- Cree person
Declension
[edit]Declension of Craíoch
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 |
Craíoch | Chraíoch | gCraíoch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- “Craíoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024