ubhchruth

Irish

Etymology

From ubh (“egg”) +‎ cruth (“shape”).

Noun

ubhchruth m (genitive singular ubhchrutha, nominative plural ubhchruthanna)

1. oval

Declension

Declension of ubhchruth

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ubhchruth ubhchruthanna Vocative a ubhchruth a ubhchruthanna Genitive ubhchrutha ubhchruthanna Dative ubhchruth ubhchruthanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ubhchruth na hubhchruthanna Genitive an ubhchrutha na n-ubhchruthanna Dative leis an ubhchruth don ubhchruth leis na hubhchruthanna

Derived terms

• ubhchruthach (“egg-shaped, oval”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ubhchruth	n-ubhchruth	hubhchruth	t-ubhchruth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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