cruachroíocht

Irish

Etymology

From crua (“hard”) +‎ croí (“heart”) +‎ -acht (abstract suffix).

Noun

cruachroíocht f (genitive singular cruachroíochta)

1. hardheartedness, heartlessness

Declension

Declension of cruachroíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative cruachroíocht Vocative a chruachroíocht Genitive cruachroíochta Dative cruachroíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chruachroíocht Genitive na cruachroíochta Dative leis an gcruachroíocht don chruachroíocht

Related terms

• cruachroíoch (“hardhearted”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cruachroíocht	chruachroíocht	gcruachroíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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