croithleog

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

croithleog f (genitive singular croithleoige, nominative plural croithleoga)

  1. ear (of grain, especially barley)
    Synonym: dias

Declension

Declension of croithleog (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative croithleog croithleoga
vocative a chroithleog a chroithleoga
genitive croithleoige croithleog
dative croithleog
croithleoig (archaic, dialectal)
croithleoga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chroithleog na croithleoga
genitive na croithleoige na gcroithleog
dative leis an gcroithleog
leis an gcroithleoig (archaic, dialectal)
don chroithleog
don chroithleoig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na croithleoga

Mutation

Mutated forms of croithleog
radical lenition eclipsis
croithleog chroithleog gcroithleog

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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