cróga
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish cróda; historically equivalent to cró (“blood, gore”) + -ga.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cróga
Declension edit
Declension of cróga
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cróga | chróga | cróga; chróga² | |
| Vocative | chróga | cróga | ||
| Genitive | cróga | cróga | cróga | |
| Dative | cróga; chróga¹ |
chróga | cróga; chróga² | |
| Comparative | níos cróga | |||
| Superlative | is cróga | |||
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 edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cróga | chróga | gcróga |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- “cróga”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cródae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cróḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 197
- Entries containing “cróga” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cróga” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cróga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN