crua
Catalan edit
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crua
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish crúaid (“hard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict”), from Proto-Celtic *kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠuəɟ/, [kɾˠuɛ̯ɟ][1] (corresponding to the pre-reform spelling cruaidh)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /kɾˠuə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠuəj/, [kɾˠui̯][2] (corresponding to the pre-reform spelling cruaidh)
Adjective edit
crua (comparative crua or cruacha)
Declension edit
Declension of crua
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | crua | chrua | crua; chrua² | |
| Vocative | chrua | crua | ||
| Genitive | crua | crua | crua | |
| Dative | crua; chrua¹ |
chrua | crua; chrua² | |
| Comparative | níos crua | |||
| Superlative | is crua | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: cruacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms edit
- casacht chrua thirim
- crua sa bholg
- crua sa chorp
- crua-adhmad
- crua-ae
- crua-ailse
- crua-aimsir
- crua-chlár
- crua-chré
- crua-earra
- cruabhéalach
- cruabheirithe
- cruabhruite
- cruach
- cruachaol
- cruachás
- cruacheist
- cruachiseal
- cruachlár
- cruachomhla
- cruachraicneach
- cruachroíoch
- cruachroíocht
- cruacht
- cruadhéanta
- cruaigh
- cruáil
- crualuachair
- cruamhuineálach
- cruán
- deoch chrua
- uisce crua
Noun edit
crua f (genitive singular crua)
Declension edit
Declension of crua
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun edit
crua m (genitive singular cruaite)
- Alternative form of cruachan (“hardening”)
Declension edit
Declension of crua
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| crua | chrua | gcrua |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cruaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 202
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crúaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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crua
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -uɐ
- Hyphenation: cru‧a
Adjective edit
crua
Venetian edit
Adjective edit
crua f sg