crotach

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See also: Crótach

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

crotach m (genitive singular crotaigh, nominative plural crotaigh)

  1. a curlew
Declension
Declension of crotach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative crotach crotaigh
vocative a chrotaigh a chrotacha
genitive crotaigh crotach
dative crotach crotaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an crotach na crotaigh
genitive an chrotaigh na gcrotach
dative leis an gcrotach
don chrotach 		leis na crotaigh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

crotach (genitive singular masculine crotaigh, genitive singular feminine crotaí, plural crotacha, comparative crotaí)

  1. Alternative form of cruthúil (“shapely, beautiful; of promising appearance; of good physique; likely, plausible”)
Declension
Declension of crotach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative crotach chrotach crotacha;
chrotacha2
vocative chrotaigh crotacha
genitive crotaí crotacha crotach
dative crotach;
chrotach1 		chrotach;
chrotaigh (archaic) 		crotacha;
chrotacha2
Comparative níos crotaí
Superlative is crotaí

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

Etymology 3

Adjective

crotach (genitive singular masculine crotaigh, genitive singular feminine crotaí, plural crotacha, comparative crotaí)

  1. Alternative form of cruiteach (“humped, hunchbacked”)
Declension
Declension of crotach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative crotach chrotach crotacha;
chrotacha2
vocative chrotaigh crotacha
genitive crotaí crotacha crotach
dative crotach;
chrotach1 		chrotach;
chrotaigh (archaic) 		crotacha;
chrotacha2
Comparative níos crotaí
Superlative is crotaí

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of crotach
radical lenition eclipsis
crotach chrotach gcrotach

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

crotach

  1. humpbacked
  2. gibbous (moon or planet)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of crotach
radical lenition
crotach chrotach

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

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