criostal
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cristall, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krus-, *kru- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠɪsˠt̪ˠəlˠ/
Noun
criostal m (genitive singular criostail, nominative plural criostail)
- crystal (array of atoms; mineral; glassware)
Declension
Declension of criostal
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- criostal luaidhe
- criostalach
- criostalagrafaíocht
- criostalaigh
- criostalaigineas
- criostalóideach
- criostalta
- criostalúchán
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| criostal | chriostal | gcriostal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “criostal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “criostal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “criostal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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