cruachraicneach

Irish

Etymology

From crua (“hard”) +‎ craiceann (“skin; surface”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cruachraicneach (genitive singular masculine cruachraicnigh, genitive singular feminine cruachraicní, plural cruachraicneacha, comparative cruachraicní)

1. hide-bound

Declension

Declension of cruachraicneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cruachraicneach	chruachraicneach	cruachraicneacha; chruachraicneacha²
Vocative	chruachraicnigh		cruachraicneacha
Genitive		cruachraicní	cruachraicneacha	cruachraicneach
Dative	cruachraicneach; chruachraicneach¹	chruachraicneach; chruachraicnigh (archaic)	cruachraicneacha; chruachraicneacha²
Comparative	níos cruachraicní
Superlative	is cruachraicní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruachraicneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN