Críostaí

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Crístaide (“Christian”), from Críst. By surface analysis, Críost (“Christ”) +‎ -aí (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Críostaí

  1. Christian

Declension

Declension of Críostaí
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Críostaí Chríostaí Críostaí;
Chríostaí2
vocative Chríostaí Críostaí
genitive Críostaí Críostaí Críostaí
dative Críostaí;
Chríostaí1 		Chríostaí Críostaí;
Chríostaí2
Comparative níos Críostaí
Superlative is Críostaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

Críostaí m (genitive singular Críostaí, nominative plural Críostaithe)

  1. Christian

Declension

Declension of Críostaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Críostaí Críostaithe
vocative a Chríostaí a Chríostaithe
genitive Críostaí Críostaithe
dative Críostaí Críostaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Críostaí na Críostaithe
genitive an Chríostaí na gCríostaithe
dative leis an gCríostaí
don Chríostaí 		leis na Críostaithe

Antonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Críostaí
radical lenition eclipsis
Críostaí Chríostaí gCríostaí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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