míchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

míchruthach (genitive singular masculine míchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine míchruthaí, plural míchruthacha, comparative míchruthaí)

1. misshapen; unsymmetrical

Declension

Declension of míchruthach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	míchruthach	mhíchruthach	míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha²
Vocative	mhíchruthaigh		míchruthacha
Genitive		míchruthaí	míchruthacha	míchruthach
Dative	míchruthach; mhíchruthach¹	mhíchruthach; mhíchruthaigh (archaic)	míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha²
Comparative	níos míchruthaí
Superlative	is míchruthaí

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) “míchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN