crosdealbhach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cros (“cross”) + dealbh (“sculpture”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]crosdealbhach (genitive singular masculine crosdealbhaigh, genitive singular feminine crosdealbhaí, plural crosdealbhacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | crosdealbhach | chrosdealbhach | crosdealbhacha; chrosdealbhacha2 | |
| vocative | chrosdealbhaigh | crosdealbhacha | ||
| genitive | crosdealbhaí | crosdealbhacha | crosdealbhach | |
| dative | crosdealbhach; chrosdealbhach1 |
chrosdealbhach; chrosdealbhaigh (archaic) |
crosdealbhacha; chrosdealbhacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos crosdealbhaí | |||
| Superlative | is crosdealbhaí | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| crosdealbhach | chrosdealbhach | gcrosdealbhach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.