creathnach

English

Etymology

From Irish creathnach.

Noun

creathnach (uncountable)

1. An edible red alga; dulse.

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish crithnaigthech, from Old Irish crithnaigid (“shake, tremble”), from crith (“shaking, trembling”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲahnˠia(x)/, /ˈcɾʲahn̪ˠia(x)/ (corresponding to the form creathnaitheach)

Adjective

creathnach (genitive singular masculine creathnaigh, genitive singular feminine creathnaí, plural creathnacha, comparative creathnaí)

1. frightful, terrifying

Declension

Declension of creathnach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	creathnach	chreathnach	creathnacha; chreathnacha²
Vocative	chreathnaigh		creathnacha
Genitive		creathnaí	creathnacha	creathnach
Dative	creathnach; chreathnach¹	chreathnach; chreathnaigh (archaic)	creathnacha; chreathnacha²
Comparative	níos creathnaí
Superlative	is creathnaí

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

Alternative forms

• creathnaitheach

Noun

creathnach f (genitive singular creathnaí)

1. (tiny-shelled) dulse

Declension

Declension of creathnach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative creathnach Vocative a chreathnach Genitive creathnaí Dative creathnach creathnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chreathnach Genitive na creathnaí Dative leis an gcreathnach leis an gcreathnaigh (archaic, dialectal) don chreathnach don chreathnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
creathnach	chreathnach	gcreathnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creathnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “creathnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “creathnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024