creathnaigh

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲahnˠi/, /ˈcɾʲahn̪ˠi/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish crithnaigid (to shake, tremble), from crith (shaking, trembling). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic criothnaich.

Alternative forms

  • criothnaigh
  • creathnuigh, criothnuigh (obsolete)

Verb

creathnaigh (present analytic creathnaíonn, future analytic creathnóidh, verbal noun creathnú, past participle creathnaithe) (intransitive)

  1. to tremble, shake, quake
  2. to flinch, quail
  3. to be horrified
Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

creathnaigh

  1. inflection of creathnach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular

Noun

creathnaigh

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of creathnach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
creathnaigh chreathnaigh gcreathnaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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