crágach

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Irish

Etymology

crág (“large hand; chela”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɑːɡəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠaːɡa(x)/

Adjective

crágach

having large hands
chelate; chelating

Declension

Declension of *crágach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	crágach	chrágach	crágacha; chrágacha²
vocative	chrágaigh	chrágach	crágacha
genitive	chrágaigh	crágaí	crágacha	crágach
dative	crágach; chrágach¹	chrágach; chrágaigh (archaic)	crágacha; chrágacha²
Comparative	níos crágaí
Superlative	is crágaí

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

Related terms

crágaí (“person with large hands”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *crágach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
crágach	chrágach	gcrágach

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

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