crúbach

See also: crùbach

Irish

Etymology

From crúb +‎ -ach.

Adjective

crúbach (genitive singular masculine crúbaigh, genitive singular feminine crúbaí, plural crúbacha, comparative crúbaí)

1. clawed, hoofed
2. clubfooted, lame
3. awkward with feet or hands

Declension

Declension of crúbach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	crúbach	chrúbach	crúbacha; chrúbacha²
Vocative	chrúbaigh		crúbacha
Genitive		crúbaí	crúbacha	crúbach
Dative	crúbach; chrúbach¹	chrúbach; chrúbaigh (archaic)	crúbacha; chrúbacha²
Comparative	níos crúbaí
Superlative	is crúbaí

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

• arbhar crúbach
• crúbachán
• míol crúbach

Noun

crúbach f (genitive singular crúbaí, nominative plural crúbacha)

1. spider crab

   Synonyms: portán crúbach, portán faoilinne

2. animal with awkward gait
3. cow with turned-in horns

Declension

Declension of crúbach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative crúbach crúbacha Vocative a chrúbach a chrúbacha Genitive crúbaí crúbach Dative crúbach crúbacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chrúbach na crúbacha Genitive na crúbaí na gcrúbach Dative leis an gcrúbach don chrúbach leis na crúbacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crúbach	chrúbach	gcrúbach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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