crochta

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English croft.

Noun

crochta m (genitive singular crochta, nominative plural crochtaí)

  1. croft
Declension
Declension of crochta (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative crochta crochtaí
vocative a chrochta a chrochtaí
genitive crochta crochtaí
dative crochta crochtaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an crochta na crochtaí
genitive an chrochta na gcrochtaí
dative leis an gcrochta
don chrochta
leis na crochtaí

Etymology 2

From croch (verb).

Adjective

crochta

  1. hung, hanged, hanging
  2. overhanging
  3. steep
  4. hanging down
  5. affected (of speech)
Derived terms

Noun

crochta

  1. genitive singular of crochadh

Verb

crochta

  1. past participle of croch

Mutation

Mutated forms of crochta
radical lenition eclipsis
crochta chrochta gcrochta

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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