críonnacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• críonnachd (obsolete)

Etymology

From críonna +‎ -acht.

Noun

críonnacht f (genitive singular críonnachta)

1. prudence
2. wisdom

   Synonym: eagna

3. sagacity, sagaciousness

   Synonyms: tuiscint, gaois

4. discretion (ability to make wise choices or decisions)

   Synonyms: discréid, breithiúnas

5. shrewdness
6. thrift, thriftiness

   Synonyms: tíos, barainn

Declension

Declension of críonnacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative críonnacht Vocative a chríonnacht Genitive críonnachta Dative críonnacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chríonnacht Genitive na críonnachta Dative leis an gcríonnacht don chríonnacht

Derived terms

• seanchríonnacht (“precociousness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
críonnacht	chríonnacht	gcríonnacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “críonnacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crínnacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “críonnaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 195
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “críonnacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN