creath

Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Irish crethaid ~ crithid (“to tremble”), derived from Old Irish crith (“trembling, fever”).

Verb edit

creath (present analytic creathann, future analytic creathfaidh, verbal noun creathadh, past participle creata)

(intransitive) to tremble

Conjugation edit

conjugation of creath (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	creathaim	creathann tú; creathair^†	creathann sé, sí	creathaimid	creathann sibh	creathann siad; creathaid^†	a chreathann; a chreathas / a gcreathann; a gcreathas	creatar
	past	chreath mé; chreathas	chreath tú; chreathais	chreath sé, sí	chreathamar; chreath muid	chreath sibh; chreathabhair	chreath siad; chreathadar	a chreath / ar chreath*	creathadh
	past habitual	chreathainn / gcreathainn‡‡	chreatá / gcreatá‡‡	chreathadh sé, sí / gcreathadh sé, sí‡‡	chreathaimis; chreathadh muid / gcreathaimis‡‡; gcreathadh muid‡‡	chreathadh sibh / gcreathadh sibh‡‡	chreathaidís; chreathadh siad / gcreathaidís‡‡; gcreathadh siad‡‡	a chreathadh / a gcreathadh*	chreataí / gcreataí‡‡
future		creathfaidh mé; creathfad	creathfaidh tú; creathfair^†	creathfaidh sé, sí	creathfaimid; creathfaidh muid	creathfaidh sibh	creathfaidh siad; creathfaid^†	a chreathfaidh; a chreathfas / a gcreathfaidh; a gcreathfas	creathfar
conditional		chreathfainn / gcreathfainn‡‡	chreathfá / gcreathfá‡‡	chreathfadh sé, sí / gcreathfadh sé, sí‡‡	chreathfaimis; chreathfadh muid / gcreathfaimis‡‡; gcreathfadh muid‡‡	chreathfadh sibh / gcreathfadh sibh‡‡	chreathfaidís; chreathfadh siad / gcreathfaidís‡‡; gcreathfadh siad‡‡	a chreathfadh / a gcreathfadh*	chreathfaí / gcreathfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go gcreatha mé; go gcreathad^†	go gcreatha tú; go gcreathair^†	go gcreatha sé, sí	go gcreathaimid; go gcreatha muid	go gcreatha sibh	go gcreatha siad; go gcreathaid^†	—	go gcreatar
subjunctive	past	dá gcreathainn	dá gcreatá	dá gcreathadh sé, sí	dá gcreathaimis; dá gcreathadh muid	dá gcreathadh sibh	dá gcreathaidís; dá gcreathadh siad	—	dá gcreataí
imperative		creathaim	creath	creathadh sé, sí	creathaimis	creathaigí; creathaidh^†	creathaidís	—	creatar
verbal noun		creathadh
past participle		creata

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms edit

creathaire

Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

creath m (genitive singular creatha, nominative plural creathaí)

Alternative form of creat

Declension edit

Declension of creath

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	creath	creathaí
Vocative	a chreath	a chreathaí
Genitive	creatha	creathaí
Dative	creath	creathaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an creath	na creathaí
Genitive	an chreatha	na gcreathaí
Dative	leis an gcreath don chreath	leis na creathaí

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
creath	chreath	gcreath
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.