creathnach
English edit
Etymology edit
From Irish creathnach.
Noun edit
creathnach (uncountable)
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish crithnaigthech, from Old Irish crithnaigid (“shake, tremble”), from crith (“shaking, trembling”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲahnˠia(x)/, /ˈcɾʲahn̪ˠia(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form creathnaitheach)
Adjective edit
creathnach (genitive singular masculine creathnaigh, genitive singular feminine creathnaí, plural creathnacha, comparative creathnaí)
Declension edit
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 edit
Noun edit
creathnach f (genitive singular creathnaí)
- (tiny-shelled) dulse
Declension edit
Declension of creathnach
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
| 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. | ||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creathnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “creathnach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “creathnach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.