cros-sábh

Irish

Etymology

From cros- (“cross-”) +‎ sábh (“saw”).

Noun

cros-sábh m (genitive singular cros-sáibh, nominative plural cros-sábha)

1. crosscut saw

Declension

Declension of cros-sábh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cros-sábh cros-sábha Vocative a chros-sáibh a chros-sábha Genitive cros-sáibh cros-sábh Dative cros-sábh cros-sábha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cros-sábh na cros-sábha Genitive an chros-sáibh na gcros-sábh Dative leis an gcros-sábh don chros-sábh leis na cros-sábha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cros-sábh	chros-sábh	gcros-sábh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cros-sábh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cros-sábh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.