Cróit

See also: croit and croît

Irish

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Chróit f (genitive na Cróite)

1. Croatia (a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans)

   Synonym: Poblacht na Cróite

Declension

Declension of Cróit (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Cróit vocative a Chróit genitive Cróite dative Cróit forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Chróit genitive na Cróite dative leis an gCróit don Chróit

Derived terms

• Cróitis f (“the Croatian language”)
• Crótach (“Croatian”, adjective)
• Crótach m (“Croat”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cróit

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Cróit	Chróit	gCróit

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Croatia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024