crosfhocal

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English crossword: cros- (“cross-”) +‎ focal (“word”).

Noun

crosfhocal m (genitive singular crosfhocail, nominative plural crosfhocail)

1. (games, puzzles) crossword

Declension

Declension of crosfhocal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative crosfhocal crosfhocail Vocative a chrosfhocail a chrosfhocala Genitive crosfhocail crosfhocal Dative crosfhocal crosfhocail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an crosfhocal na crosfhocail Genitive an chrosfhocail na gcrosfhocal Dative leis an gcrosfhocal don chrosfhocal leis na crosfhocail

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crosfhocal	chrosfhocal	gcrosfhocal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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