criostal
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cristall, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krus-, *kru- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
criostal m (genitive singular criostail, nominative plural criostail)
- crystal (array of atoms; mineral; glassware)
Declension edit
Declension of criostal
Bare forms:
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
criostal | chriostal | gcriostal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “criostal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “criostal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “criostal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.