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crúbach
crúbach
See also: crùbach
Irish
Noun
crúbach f (genitive singular crúbaí, nominative plural crúbacha)
- spider crab
- animal with awkward gait
Declension
Declension of crúbach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Adjective
crúbach (genitive singular masculine crúbaigh, genitive singular feminine crúbaí)
- clawed, hoofed
- clubfooted, lame
- awkward with feet or hands
Declension
Declension of crúbach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | crúbach | crúbach¹ | crúbacha³ | |
| Vocative | crúbaigh¹ | crúbach¹ | crúbacha | |
| Genitive | crúbaigh¹ | crúbaí (obsolete) crúbaighe |
crúbacha | crúbach |
| Dative | crúbach² | crúbach¹ (archaic) crúbaigh¹ |
crúbacha³ | |
| Comparative | crúbaí (obsolete) crúbaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- arbhar crúbach
- crúbachán
- míol crúbach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| crúbach | chrúbach | gcrúbach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||