críoch

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish crích (boundary, limit, end) (compare Scottish Gaelic crìoch).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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críoch f (genitive singular críche, nominative plural críocha)

  1. limit; boundary
    1. terminal point
  2. region, territory
  3. end; completion, conclusion; fulfilment, settlement
  4. furrow
  5. purpose

Declension

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Declension of críoch (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative críoch críocha
vocative a chríoch a chríocha
genitive críche críoch
dative críoch
crích (in certain phrases)
críocha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chríoch na críocha
genitive na críche na gcríoch
dative leis an gcríoch
don chríoch
leis na críocha

Derived terms

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Verb

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críoch

  1. Alternative form of críochaigh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of críoch
radical lenition eclipsis
críoch chríoch gcríoch

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

Further reading

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