cruachroíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

cruadh-chroidheach (obsolete)

Etymology

From crua (“hard”) +‎ croí (“heart”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cruachroíoch (genitive singular masculine cruachroíoch, genitive singular feminine cruachroíche, plural cruachroíocha, comparative cruachroíche)

hardhearted, pitiless

Declension

Declension of *cruachroíoch*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	cruachroíoch	chruachroíoch	cruachroíocha; chruachroíocha²
vocative	chruachroíoch	chruachroíoch	cruachroíocha
genitive	chruachroíoch	cruachroíche	cruachroíocha	cruachroíoch
dative	cruachroíoch; chruachroíoch¹	chruachroíoch	cruachroíocha; chruachroíocha²
Comparative	níos cruachroíche
Superlative	is cruachroíche

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

Related terms

cruachroíocht f (“hard-heartedness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cruachroíoch*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cruachroíoch	chruachroíoch	gcruachroíoch

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