creathán

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Irish

Etymology 1

From creath (“to tremble”) +‎ -án.

Noun

creathán m (genitive singular creatháin, nominative plural creatháin)

  1. tremble, quiver, tremor
  2. tremolo
  3. (in the plural, informal) yips
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

creathán m (genitive singular creatháin, nominative plural creatháin)

  1. Alternative form of creachán

Etymology 3

Noun

creathán m (genitive singular creatháin, nominative plural creatháin)

  1. Alternative form of crothán

Declension

Declension of creathán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative creathán creatháin
vocative a chreatháin a chreathána
genitive creatháin creathán
dative creathán creatháin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an creathán na creatháin
genitive an chreatháin na gcreathán
dative leis an gcreathán
don chreathán 		leis na creatháin

Mutation

Mutated forms of creathán
radical lenition eclipsis
creathán chreathán gcreathán

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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