crotach

See also: Crótach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈkɾˠɔt̪ˠəx]

Etymology 1

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Noun

crotach m (genitive singular crotaigh, nominative plural crotaigh)

1. a curlew

Declension

Declension of crotach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative crotach crotaigh vocative a chrotaigh a chrotacha genitive crotaigh crotach dative crotach crotaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an crotach na crotaigh genitive an chrotaigh na gcrotach dative leis an gcrotach don chrotach leis na crotaigh

Derived terms

• crotach cloch (“stone-curlew, stone-plover”)
• crotach eanaigh, crotach samhraidh (“whimbrel”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

crotach (genitive singular masculine crotaigh, genitive singular feminine crotaí, plural crotacha, comparative crotaí)

1. Alternative form of cruthúil (“shapely, beautiful; of promising appearance; of good physique; likely, plausible”)

Declension

Declension of crotach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	crotach	chrotach	crotacha; chrotacha2
vocative	chrotaigh		crotacha
genitive		crotaí	crotacha	crotach
dative	crotach; chrotach1	chrotach; chrotaigh (archaic)	crotacha; chrotacha2
Comparative	níos crotaí
Superlative	is crotaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 3

Adjective

crotach (genitive singular masculine crotaigh, genitive singular feminine crotaí, plural crotacha, comparative crotaí)

1. Alternative form of cruiteach (“humped, hunchbacked”)

Declension

Declension of crotach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	crotach	chrotach	crotacha; chrotacha2
vocative	chrotaigh		crotacha
genitive		crotaí	crotacha	crotach
dative	crotach; chrotach1	chrotach; chrotaigh (archaic)	crotacha; chrotacha2
Comparative	níos crotaí
Superlative	is crotaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• crotachán m (“hunchback”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crotach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
crotach	chrotach	gcrotach

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

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

crotach

1. humpbacked
2. gibbous (moon or planet)

Derived terms

• gealach chrotach

Mutation

Mutation of crotach

radical	lenition
crotach	chrotach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.