créacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish crécht (“wound, ulcer”), from Proto-Celtic *krenxtus. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic creuchd and Welsh craith (“scar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɾʲeːxt̪ˠ/

Noun

créacht f (genitive singular créachta, nominative plural créachtaí)

1. wound, gash, scar
2. furrow, ravine

Declension

Declension of créacht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative créacht créachtaí vocative a chréacht a chréachtaí genitive créachta créachtaí dative créacht créachtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chréacht na créachtaí genitive na créachta na gcréachtaí dative leis an gcréacht don chréacht leis na créachtaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of créacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
créacht	chréacht	gcréacht

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “créacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “créaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 192