Críostaí
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish Crístaide (“Christian”), from Críst. By surface analysis, Críost (“Christ”) + -aí.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): [cɾʲiːsˠˈt̪ˠiː]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈcɾʲiːsˠt̪ˠiː]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈcɾʲiːsˠt̪ˠi]
Adjective
editCríostaí
Declension
editDeclension of Críostaí
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Críostaí | Chríostaí | Críostaí; Chríostaí² | |
Vocative | Chríostaí | Críostaí | ||
Genitive | Críostaí | Críostaí | Críostaí | |
Dative | Críostaí; Chríostaí¹ |
Chríostaí | Críostaí; Chríostaí² | |
Comparative | níos Críostaí | |||
Superlative | is Críostaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
edit- Neamh-Chríostaí (“Non-Christian”, adjective)
Derived terms
edit- Críostaíocht f (“Christianity; Christendom”)
- réamh-Chríostaí (“pre-Christian”, adjective)
Noun
editCríostaí m (genitive singular Críostaí, nominative plural Críostaithe)
Declension
editDeclension of Críostaí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Antonyms
edit- ainchríostaí m (“unbeliever in Christ; unchristian, uncharitable, person”)
- Neamh-Chríostaí m (“Non-Christian”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Críostaí | Chríostaí | gCríostaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Críostaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Crístaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language