crua

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Pronunciation

Adjective

crua

  1. feminine singular of cru

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish crúaid (hard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict), from Proto-Celtic *kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

crua (comparative crua or cruacha)

  1. hard, firm
  2. difficult
  3. severe

Declension

Declension of crua
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative crua chrua crua;
chrua2
vocative chrua crua
genitive crua crua crua
dative crua;
chrua1
chrua crua;
chrua2
Comparative níos crua
Superlative is crua

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

  • Alternative comparative form: cruacha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Noun

crua f (genitive singular crua)

  1. hardness

Declension

Noun

crua m (genitive singular cruaite)

  1. Alternative form of cruachan (hardening)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crua chrua gcrua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59

Further reading

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crūdam.

Pronunciation

Adjective

crua

  1. feminine singular of cruu

Descendants

  • Galician: crúa
  • Portuguese: crua

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: cru‧a

Adjective

crua

  1. feminine singular of cru

Venetan

Adjective

crua f sg

  1. feminine singular of cruo