criosach
Irish
Etymology
crios (“belt, girdle; belt, area, region”) + -ach
Adjective
criosach
Declension
Declension of criosach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | criosach | chriosach | criosacha; chriosacha² | |
Vocative | chriosaigh | criosacha | ||
Genitive | criosaí | criosacha | criosach | |
Dative | criosach; chriosach¹ |
chriosach; chriosaigh (archaic) |
criosacha; chriosacha² | |
Comparative | níos criosaí | |||
Superlative | is criosaí |
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
- teoiric chriosach (“zonal theory”)