criaga
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
[edit]criaga (not comparable)
- ceramic, earthen, earthenware
- Synonym of créúil
Declension
[edit]Declension of criaga
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | criaga | chriaga | criaga; chriaga² | |
| Vocative | chriaga | criaga | ||
| Genitive | criaga | criaga | criaga | |
| Dative | criaga; chriaga¹ |
chriaga | criaga; chriaga² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| criaga | chriaga | gcriaga |
| 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) “criaga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN