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croí

croí

See also: croi

Irish

Alternative forms

croidhe (obsolete)

Noun

croí m ‎(genitive singular croí, nominative plural croíthe)

(anatomy) heart
Maireann croí éadrom a bhfad.‎
A light heart lives long.
core
(broadcasting) hub
sweetheart

Declension

Declension of croí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	croí	croíthe
Vocative	a chroí	a chroíthe
Genitive	croí	croíthe
Dative	croí	croíthe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an croí	na croíthe
Genitive	an chroí	na gcroíthe
Dative	leis an gcroí don chroí	leis na croíthe

Alternative plural: croítí (Cois Fharraige)
Alternative plurals: croíonna, croíte, croítheacha

Derived terms

Terms derived from croí

altair chroí f ‎(“water-brash”)
briseadh croí m, crá croí m, croíbhriseadh m, leá croí m ‎(“heartbreak”)
croíán m ‎(“gallant, playboy”)
croíbhriste, croíbhristeach ‎(“heartbroken; heart-breaking”, adjective)
croíbhrú m ‎(“contrition”)
croíbhrúite ‎(“contrite”, adjective)
croíchrapadh m ‎(“systole”)
croíchruthach ‎(“heart-shaped”, adjective)

croídhícheall m ‎(“best, utmost endeavour”)
croídín m ‎(“cuddle; little darling”)
croílár m ‎(“exact center; nerve center”)
croílobhadh m ‎(“heart-rot”)
croíóg f ‎(“(call-name for) cow”)
croíthailte pl ‎(“heartlands”)
croíúil ‎(“hearty; cordial, cheerful”, adjective)

cruachroíoch ‎(“hard-hearted, pitiless”, adjective)
cruachroíocht f ‎(“hard-heartedness”)
droch-chroí m ‎(“weak heart; evil disposition, ill will”)
dúchroíoch ‎(“joyless, melancholic; black-hearted, spiteful”, adjective)
grá mo chroí ‎(“my love, my darling”, literally “love of my heart”)
mórchroí m ‎(“big-heartedness, generosity”)
ó mo chroí amach ‎(“from the bottom of my heart”, adverb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
croí	chroí	gcroí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"croí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“cride” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.