curadh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish curad, from Old Irish caur (“warrior, hero”).

Noun

curadh m (genitive singular curaidh, nominative plural curaidh)

1. warrior, hero

   Synonym: laoch

2. champion

   Synonym: seaimpín

Declension

Declension of curadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative curadh curaidh Vocative a churaidh a churadha Genitive curaidh curadh Dative curadh curaidh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an curadh na curaidh Genitive an churaidh na gcuradh Dative leis an gcuradh don churadh leis na curaidh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
curadh	churadh	gcuradh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “curadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “curadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “curadh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.