creath

Irish

Alternative forms

• crath (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Irish crethaid ~ crithid (“to tremble”), derived from Old Irish crith (“trembling, fever”).

Verb

creath (present analytic creathann, future analytic creathfaidh, verbal noun creathadh, past participle creata)

1. (intransitive) to tremble

Conjugation

conjugation of creath (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	creathaim	creathann tú; creathair†	creathann sé, sí	creathaimid	creathann sibh	creathann siad; creathaid†	a chreathann; a chreathas / a gcreathann*	creatar
	past	chreath mé; chreathas	chreath tú; chreathais	chreath sé, sí	chreathamar; chreath muid	chreath sibh; chreathabhair	chreath siad; chreathadar	a chreath / ar chreath*	creathadh
	past habitual	chreathainn / gcreathainn‡‡	chreatá / gcreatᇇ	chreathadh sé, sí / gcreathadh sé, s퇇	chreathaimis; chreathadh muid / gcreathaimis‡‡; gcreathadh muid‡‡	chreathadh sibh / gcreathadh sibh‡‡	chreathaidís; chreathadh siad / gcreathaidís‡‡; gcreathadh siad‡‡	a chreathadh / a gcreathadh*	chreataí / gcreata퇇
future		creathfaidh mé; creathfad	creathfaidh tú; creathfair†	creathfaidh sé, sí	creathfaimid; creathfaidh muid	creathfaidh sibh	creathfaidh siad; creathfaid†	a chreathfaidh; a chreathfas / a gcreathfaidh*	creathfar
conditional		chreathfainn / gcreathfainn‡‡	chreathfá / gcreathfᇇ	chreathfadh sé, sí / gcreathfadh sé, s퇇	chreathfaimis; chreathfadh muid / gcreathfaimis‡‡; gcreathfadh muid‡‡	chreathfadh sibh / gcreathfadh sibh‡‡	chreathfaidís; chreathfadh siad / gcreathfaidís‡‡; gcreathfadh siad‡‡	a chreathfadh / a gcreathfadh*	chreathfaí / gcreathfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcreatha mé; go gcreathad†	go gcreatha tú; go gcreathair†	go gcreatha sé, sí	go gcreathaimid; go gcreatha muid	go gcreatha sibh	go gcreatha siad; go gcreathaid†	—	go gcreatar
	past	dá gcreathainn	dá gcreatá	dá gcreathadh sé, sí	dá gcreathaimis; dá gcreathadh muid	dá gcreathadh sibh	dá gcreathaidís; dá gcreathadh siad	—	dá gcreataí
imperative		creathaim	creath	creathadh sé, sí	creathaimis	creathaigí; creathaidh†	creathaidís	—	creatar
verbal noun		creathadh
past participle		creata

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• creathaire

Related terms

• creathach
• creathadach
• creathán
• creathnaigh
• crith
• crithir

 

Etymology 2

Noun

creath m (genitive singular creatha, nominative plural creathaí)

1. Alternative form of creat

Declension

Declension of creath

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative creath creathaí Vocative a chreath a chreathaí Genitive creatha creathaí Dative creath creathaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an creath na creathaí Genitive an chreatha na gcreathaí Dative leis an gcreath don chreath leis na creathaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
creath	chreath	gcreath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “creath”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “creath”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024