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cruabhéalach
cruabhéalach
Irish
Adjective
cruabhéalach (genitive singular masculine cruabhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine cruabhéalaí, plural cruabhéalacha, comparative cruabhéalaí)
- (of horse) hard-mouthed
Declension
Declension of cruabhéalach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cruabhéalach | cruabhéalach¹ | cruabhéalacha³ | |
| Vocative | cruabhéalaigh¹ | cruabhéalach¹ | cruabhéalacha | |
| Genitive | cruabhéalaigh¹ | cruabhéalaí (obsolete) cruabhéalaighe |
cruabhéalacha | cruabhéalach |
| Dative | cruabhéalach² | cruabhéalach¹ (archaic) cruabhéalaigh¹ |
cruabhéalacha³ | |
| Comparative | cruabhéalaí (obsolete) cruabhéalaighe |
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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.
Related terms
- béalbhraiteach (“tender-mouthed”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cruabhéalach | chruabhéalach | gcruabhéalach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cruabhéalach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.