criostalach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
criostalach (genitive singular masculine criostalaigh, genitive singular feminine criostalaí, plural criostalacha, comparative criostalaí)
- crystalline
- Synonym: criostalta
Declension edit
Declension of criostalach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | criostalach | chriostalach | criostalacha; chriostalacha² | |
| Vocative | chriostalaigh | criostalacha | ||
| Genitive | criostalaí | criostalacha | criostalach | |
| Dative | criostalach; chriostalach¹ |
chriostalach; chriostalaigh (archaic) |
criostalacha; chriostalacha² | |
| Comparative | níos criostalaí | |||
| Superlative | is criostalaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| criostalach | chriostalach | gcriostalach |
| 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) “criostalta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “criostalach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.