creath

Irish

Alternative forms

• crath (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Irish crethaid ~ crithid (“to tremble”), derived from Old Irish crith (“trembling, fever”).

Verb

creath (present analytic creathann, future analytic creathfaidh, verbal noun creathadh, past participle creata)

1. (intransitive) to tremble

Conjugation

conjugation of creath (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	creathadh
past participle	creata
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	creathaim	creathann tú; creathair†	creathann sé, sí	creathaimid	creathann sibh	creathann siad; creathaid†	a chreathann; a chreathas / a gcreathann*	creatar
past	chreath mé; chreathas	chreath tú; chreathais	chreath sé, sí	chreathamar; chreath muid	chreath sibh; chreathabhair	chreath siad; chreathadar	a chreath / ar chreath*	creathadh
past habitual	chreathainn / gcreathainn‡‡	chreatá / gcreatᇇ	chreathadh sé, sí / gcreathadh sé, s퇇	chreathaimis; chreathadh muid / gcreathaimis‡‡; gcreathadh muid‡‡	chreathadh sibh / gcreathadh sibh‡‡	chreathaidís; chreathadh siad / gcreathaidís‡‡; gcreathadh siad‡‡	a chreathadh / a gcreathadh*	chreataí / gcreata퇇
future	creathfaidh mé; creathfad	creathfaidh tú; creathfair†	creathfaidh sé, sí	creathfaimid; creathfaidh muid	creathfaidh sibh	creathfaidh siad; creathfaid†	a chreathfaidh; a chreathfas / a gcreathfaidh*	creathfar
conditional	chreathfainn / gcreathfainn‡‡	chreathfá / gcreathfᇇ	chreathfadh sé, sí / gcreathfadh sé, s퇇	chreathfaimis; chreathfadh muid / gcreathfaimis‡‡; gcreathfadh muid‡‡	chreathfadh sibh / gcreathfadh sibh‡‡	chreathfaidís; chreathfadh siad / gcreathfaidís‡‡; gcreathfadh siad‡‡	a chreathfadh / a gcreathfadh*	chreathfaí / gcreathfa퇇
subjunctive
present	go gcreatha mé; go gcreathad†	go gcreatha tú; go gcreathair†	go gcreatha sé, sí	go gcreathaimid; go gcreatha muid	go gcreatha sibh	go gcreatha siad; go gcreathaid†	—	go gcreatar
past	dá gcreathainn	dá gcreatá	dá gcreathadh sé, sí	dá gcreathaimis; dá gcreathadh muid	dá gcreathadh sibh	dá gcreathaidís; dá gcreathadh siad	—	dá gcreataí
imperative
–	creathaim	creath	creathadh sé, sí	creathaimis	creathaigí; creathaidh†	creathaidís	—	creatar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• creathaire

Related terms

• creathach
• creathadach
• creathán
• creathnaigh
• crith
• crithir

Etymology 2

Noun

creath m (genitive singular creatha, nominative plural creathaí)

1. Alternative form of creat

Declension

Declension of creath (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative creath creathaí vocative a chreath a chreathaí genitive creatha creathaí dative creath creathaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an creath na creathaí genitive an chreatha na gcreathaí dative leis an gcreath don chreath leis na creathaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of creath

radical	lenition	eclipsis
creath	chreath	gcreath

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) “creath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “creath”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “creath”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025