cróga

Irish

Alternative forms

• cródha (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cróda; historically equivalent to cró (“blood, gore”) +‎ -ga.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠoːɡə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɔːɡə/

Adjective

cróga

1. brave

   Synonyms: crógach, cróganta

2. hardy; lively, spirited

   Synonyms: crógach, cróganta

Declension

Declension of cróga

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cróga	chróga	cróga; chróga²
Vocative	chróga		cróga
Genitive		cróga	cróga	cróga
Dative	cróga; chróga¹	chróga	cróga; chróga²
Comparative	níos cróga
Superlative	is cróga

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• crógacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cróga	chróga	gcróga
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “cróga”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cródae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cróḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 197
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cróga”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cróga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cróga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN