croíbhrúite

Irish

Etymology

croí (“heart”) +‎ brúite (“pressed, crushed”)

Adjective

croíbhrúite

1. contrite

Declension

Declension of croíbhrúite

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	croíbhrúite	chroíbhrúite	croíbhrúite; chroíbhrúite²
Vocative	chroíbhrúite		croíbhrúite
Genitive		croíbhrúite	croíbhrúite	croíbhrúite
Dative	croíbhrúite; chroíbhrúite¹	chroíbhrúite	croíbhrúite; chroíbhrúite²
Comparative	níos croíbhrúite
Superlative	is croíbhrúite

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

Related terms

• croíbhrú m (“contrition”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
croíbhrúite	chroíbhrúite	gcroíbhrúite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “croíbhrúite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN