criosach
Irish
Adjective
criosach (genitive singular masculine criosaigh, genitive singular feminine criosaí, plural criosacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of criosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | criosach | chriosach | criosacha; chriosacha² | |
| Vocative | chriosaigh | criosacha | ||
| Genitive | criosaí | criosacha | criosach | |
| Dative | criosach; chriosach¹ |
chriosach; chriosaigh (archaic) |
criosacha; chriosacha² | |
| Comparative | níos criosaí | |||
| Superlative | is criosaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- teoiric chriosach (“zonal theory”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| criosach | chriosach | gcriosach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “criosach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “criosach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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