míchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

míchruthach (genitive singular masculine míchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine míchruthaí, plural míchruthacha, comparative míchruthaí)

1. misshapen; unsymmetrical

Declension

Declension of míchruthach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	míchruthach	mhíchruthach	míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha2
vocative	mhíchruthaigh		míchruthacha
genitive		míchruthaí	míchruthacha	míchruthach
dative	míchruthach; mhíchruthach1	mhíchruthach; mhíchruthaigh (archaic)	míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha2
Comparative	níos míchruthaí
Superlative	is míchruthaí

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 míchruthach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
míchruthach	mhíchruthach	not applicable

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN