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croíbhristeach
croíbhristeach
Irish
Adjective
croíbhristeach (genitive singular masculine croíbhristigh, genitive singular feminine croíbhristí, plural croíbhristeacha, comparative croíbhristí)
- Alternative form of croíbhriste (“heartbroken; heart-breaking”)
Declension
Declension of croíbhristeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | croíbhristeach | croíbhristeach¹ | croíbhristeacha³ | |
| Vocative | croíbhristigh¹ | croíbhristeach¹ | croíbhristeacha | |
| Genitive | croíbhristigh¹ | croíbhristí (obsolete) croíbhristighe |
croíbhristeacha | croíbhristeach |
| Dative | croíbhristeach² | croíbhristeach¹ (archaic) croíbhristigh¹ |
croíbhristeacha³ | |
| Comparative | croíbhristí (obsolete) croíbhristighe |
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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.
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. | ||
References
- "croíbhristeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.