cróga
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish cróda.[2] By surface analysis, cró (“blood, gore”) + -ga.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]cróga
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | cróga | chróga | cróga; chróga2 | |
| vocative | chróga | cróga | ||
| genitive | cróga | cróga | cróga | |
| dative | cróga; chróga1 |
chróga | cróga; chróga2 | |
| Comparative | níos cróga | |||
| Superlative | is cróga | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cróga | chróga | gcróga |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “cróga”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cródae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 131, page 38; reprinted 1988
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 429, page 139s
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cróḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 197
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cróga”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cróga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cróga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN