Craíoch

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Cree + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Craíoch (genitive singular masculine Craíoch, genitive singular feminine Craíche, plural Craíocha, not comparable)

1. Cree

Declension

Declension of Craíoch

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Craíoch	Chraíoch	Craíocha; Chraíocha2
vocative	Chraíoch		Craíocha
genitive		Craíche	Craíocha	Craíoch
dative	Craíoch; Chraíoch1	Chraíoch	Craíocha; Chraíocha2
Comparative	níos Craíche
Superlative	is Craíche

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

Related terms

• Craís (“the Cree language”)

Noun

Craíoch m (genitive singular Craígh, nominative plural Craígh)

1. Cree person

Declension

Declension of Craíoch (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Craíoch Craígh vocative a Chraígh a Chraíocha genitive Craígh Craíoch dative Craíoch Craígh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Craíoch na Craígh genitive an Chraígh na gCraíoch dative leis an gCraíoch don Chraíoch leis na Craígh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Craíoch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Craíoch	Chraíoch	gCraíoch

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

Further reading

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