crióigineach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]crióigineach (genitive singular masculine crióiginigh, genitive singular feminine crióiginí, plural crióigineacha, comparative crióiginí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | crióigineach | chrióigineach | crióigineacha; chrióigineacha2 | |
| vocative | chrióiginigh | crióigineacha | ||
| genitive | crióiginí | crióigineacha | crióigineach | |
| dative | crióigineach; chrióigineach1 |
chrióigineach; chrióiginigh (archaic) |
crióigineacha; chrióigineacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos crióiginí | |||
| Superlative | is crióiginí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| crióigineach | chrióigineach | gcrióigineach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “crióigineach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025