croíbhristeach

Irish

Etymology

From croíbhriste (“heartbroken; heart-breaking”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

croíbhristeach (genitive singular masculine croíbhristigh, genitive singular feminine croíbhristí, plural croíbhristeacha, comparative croíbhristí)

1. Alternative form of croíbhriste (“heartbroken, brokenhearted; heart-breaking”)

Declension

Declension of croíbhristeach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	croíbhristeach	chroíbhristeach	croíbhristeacha; chroíbhristeacha²
Vocative	chroíbhristigh		croíbhristeacha
Genitive		croíbhristí	croíbhristeacha	croíbhristeach
Dative	croíbhristeach; chroíbhristeach¹	chroíbhristeach; chroíbhristigh (archaic)	croíbhristeacha; chroíbhristeacha²
Comparative	níos croíbhristí
Superlative	is croíbhristí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
croíbhristeach	chroíbhristeach	gcroíbhristeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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