croíbhristeach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From croíbhriste (“heartbroken; heart-breaking”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
croíbhristeach (genitive singular masculine croíbhristigh, genitive singular feminine croíbhristí, plural croíbhristeacha, comparative croíbhristí)
- Alternative form of croíbhriste (“heartbroken, brokenhearted; heart-breaking”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of croíbhristeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | croíbhristeach | chroíbhristeach | croíbhristeacha; chroíbhristeacha² | |
| Vocative | chroíbhristigh | croíbhristeacha | ||
| Genitive | croíbhristí | croíbhristeacha | croíbhristeach | |
| Dative | croíbhristeach; chroíbhristeach¹ |
chroíbhristeach; chroíbhristigh (archaic) |
croíbhristeacha; chroíbhristeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos croíbhristí | |||
| Superlative | is croíbhristí | |||
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 |
| croíbhristeach | chroíbhristeach | gcroíbhristeach |
| 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) “croíbhriste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN