croíbhriste

Irish

Etymology

croí (“heart”) +‎ briste (“broken”)

Adjective

croíbhriste

1. heartbroken, brokenhearted
2. heart-breaking

Alternative forms

• croíbhristeach

Noun

croíbhriste m sg

1. genitive singular of croíbhriseadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
croíbhriste	chroíbhriste	gcroíbhriste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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