crógach

Irish

Etymology

From cróga +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠoːɡəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɔːɡa(x)/

Adjective

crógach (genitive singular masculine crógaigh, genitive singular feminine crógaí, plural crógacha, comparative crógaí)

1. Synonym of cróga (“brave; hardy; lively, spirited”)

Declension

Declension of crógach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	crógach	chrógach	crógacha; chrógacha2
vocative	chrógaigh		crógacha
genitive		crógaí	crógacha	crógach
dative	crógach; chrógach1	chrógach; chrógaigh (archaic)	crógacha; chrógacha2
Comparative	níos crógaí
Superlative	is crógaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of crógach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
crógach	chrógach	gcrógach

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cróga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN