cruabhéalach
Irish
Etymology
From crua (“hard”) + béal (“mouth”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
cruabhéalach (genitive singular masculine cruabhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine cruabhéalaí, plural cruabhéalacha, comparative cruabhéalaí)
- (of horse) hard-mouthed
Declension
Declension of cruabhéalach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cruabhéalach | chruabhéalach | cruabhéalacha; chruabhéalacha² | |
Vocative | chruabhéalaigh | cruabhéalacha | ||
Genitive | cruabhéalaí | cruabhéalacha | cruabhéalach | |
Dative | cruabhéalach; chruabhéalach¹ |
chruabhéalach; chruabhéalaigh (archaic) |
cruabhéalacha; chruabhéalacha² | |
Comparative | níos cruabhéalaí | |||
Superlative | is cruabhéalaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- béalbhraiteach (“tender-mouthed”, adjective)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruabhéalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN