cráifeach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cráibdech, cráifech (“pious, devout; faithful, believing”), from crábud (“piety, devotion, religion”) + -ach (compare modern crábhadh).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cráifeach (genitive singular masculine cráifigh, genitive singular feminine cráifí, plural cráifeacha, comparative cráifí)
Declension
Declension of cráifeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cráifeach | chráifeach | cráifeacha; chráifeacha² | |
| Vocative | chráifigh | cráifeacha | ||
| Genitive | cráifí | cráifeacha | cráifeach | |
| Dative | cráifeach; chráifeach¹ |
chráifeach; chráifigh (archaic) |
cráifeacha; chráifeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cráifí | |||
| Superlative | is cráifí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- béalchráifeach, bréagchráifeach (“sanctimonious”)
Related terms
- crábhadh m (“religious practice; piety, devotion”)
- cráifeacht f (“devoutness; piety, devotion”)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cráifeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN