cruaidh
Irish
Pronunciation
Declension
Declension of cruaidh
Fifth declension
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
cruaidh (genitive singular feminine cruaidhe, plural cruaidhe, comparative cruaidhe)
- Munster, Ulster, and superseded form of crua (“hard”)
Declension
Declension of cruaidh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cruaidh | chruaidh | cruaidhe; chruaidhe² | |
| Vocative | chruaidh | cruaidhe | ||
| Genitive | cruaidhe | cruaidhe | cruaidh | |
| Dative | cruaidh; chruaidh¹ |
chruaidh | cruaidhe; chruaidhe² | |
| Comparative | níos cruaidhe | |||
| Superlative | is cruaidhe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cruaidh | chruaidh | gcruaidh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish crúaid (“hard”), from Proto-Celtic *kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɾuəj/
Derived terms
- bathar-cruaidh (“hardware”)
- clàr cruaidh (“hard disk”)
- cluaran-cruaidh (“sow thistle”)
- raineach chruaidh (“hard fern”)
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cruaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crúaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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