creath

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Irish crethaid ~ crithid (“to tremble”), derived from Old Irish crith (“trembling, fever”).

Verb

creath (present analytic creathann, future analytic creathfaidh, verbal noun creathadh, past participle creata)

  1. (intransitive) to tremble
Conjugation
conjugation of creath (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present creathaim creathann tú;
creathair† 		creathann sé, sí creathaimid creathann sibh creathann siad;
creathaid† 		a chreathann; a chreathas /
a gcreathann* 		creatar
past chreath mé; chreathas chreath tú; chreathais chreath sé, sí chreathamar; chreath muid chreath sibh; chreathabhair chreath siad; chreathadar a chreath /
ar chreath* 		creathadh
past habitual chreathainn / gcreathainn‡‡ chreatá / gcreatᇇ chreathadh sé, sí / gcreathadh sé, s퇇 chreathaimis; chreathadh muid / gcreathaimis‡‡; gcreathadh muid‡‡ chreathadh sibh / gcreathadh sibh‡‡ chreathaidís; chreathadh siad / gcreathaidís‡‡; gcreathadh siad‡‡ a chreathadh /
a gcreathadh* 		chreataí / gcreata퇇
future creathfaidh mé;
creathfad 		creathfaidh tú;
creathfair† 		creathfaidh sé, sí creathfaimid;
creathfaidh muid 		creathfaidh sibh creathfaidh siad;
creathfaid† 		a chreathfaidh; a chreathfas /
a gcreathfaidh* 		creathfar
conditional chreathfainn / gcreathfainn‡‡ chreathfá / gcreathfᇇ chreathfadh sé, sí / gcreathfadh sé, s퇇 chreathfaimis; chreathfadh muid / gcreathfaimis‡‡; gcreathfadh muid‡‡ chreathfadh sibh / gcreathfadh sibh‡‡ chreathfaidís; chreathfadh siad / gcreathfaidís‡‡; gcreathfadh siad‡‡ a chreathfadh /
a gcreathfadh* 		chreathfaí / gcreathfa퇇
subjunctive present go gcreatha mé;
go gcreathad† 		go gcreatha tú;
go gcreathair† 		go gcreatha sé, sí go gcreathaimid;
go gcreatha muid 		go gcreatha sibh go gcreatha siad;
go gcreathaid† 		— go gcreatar
past dá gcreathainn dá gcreatá dá gcreathadh sé, sí dá gcreathaimis;
dá gcreathadh muid 		dá gcreathadh sibh dá gcreathaidís;
dá gcreathadh siad 		— dá gcreataí
imperative creathaim creath creathadh sé, sí creathaimis creathaigí;
creathaidh† 		creathaidís — creatar
verbal noun creathadh
past participle creata

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

creath m (genitive singular creatha, nominative plural creathaí)

  1. Alternative form of creat
Declension
Declension of creath (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative creath creathaí
vocative a chreath a chreathaí
genitive creatha creathaí
dative creath creathaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an creath na creathaí
genitive an chreatha na gcreathaí
dative leis an gcreath
don chreath 		leis na creathaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of creath
radical lenition eclipsis
creath chreath gcreath

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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