cruamhuineálach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From crua (“hard”) + muineál (“neck”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
cruamhuineálach (genitive singular masculine cruamhuineálaigh, genitive singular feminine cruamhuineálaí, plural cruamhuineálacha, comparative cruamhuineálaí)
- stiff-necked, obstinate
- Synonyms: ceanndána, ceanntréan, ciotrúnta, stuacach, dáigh
Declension edit
Declension of cruamhuineálach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cruamhuineálach | chruamhuineálach | cruamhuineálacha; chruamhuineálacha² | |
| Vocative | chruamhuineálaigh | cruamhuineálacha | ||
| Genitive | cruamhuineálaí | cruamhuineálacha | cruamhuineálach | |
| Dative | cruamhuineálach; chruamhuineálach¹ |
chruamhuineálach; chruamhuineálaigh (archaic) |
cruamhuineálacha; chruamhuineálacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cruamhuineálaí | |||
| Superlative | is cruamhuineálaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cruamhuineálach | chruamhuineálach | gcruamhuineálach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruamhuineálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN