croíbhriste

Irish

Etymology

From croí (“heart”) +‎ briste (“broken”)

Adjective

croíbhriste

1. heartbroken, brokenhearted
2. heart-breaking

Alternative forms

• croíbhristeach

Noun

croíbhriste m sg

1. genitive singular of croíbhriseadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of croíbhriste

radical	lenition	eclipsis
croíbhriste	chroíbhriste	gcroíbhriste

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) “croíbhriseadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “croíbhriste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “croíbhriste”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “croíbhriste”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024