croí

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cride, from Proto-Celtic *kridyom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

Noun

croí m (genitive singular croí, nominative plural croíthe)

  1. heart
    Maireann croí éadrom a bhfad.A light heart lives long.
  2. core
  3. (broadcasting) hub
  4. sweetheart

Declension

Declension of croí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative croí croíthe
vocative a chroí a chroíthe
genitive croí croíthe
dative croí croíthe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an croí na croíthe
genitive an chroí na gcroíthe
dative leis an gcroí
don chroí
leis na croíthe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of croí
radical lenition eclipsis
croí chroí gcroí

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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