criaga

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

criaga (not comparable)

1. ceramic, earthen, earthenware
2. Synonym of créúil

Declension

Declension of criaga

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	criaga	chriaga	criaga; chriaga2
vocative	chriaga		criaga
genitive		criaga	criaga	criaga
dative	criaga; chriaga1	chriaga	criaga; chriaga2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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 criaga

radical	lenition	eclipsis
criaga	chriaga	gcriaga

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) “criaga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN