crua-ae

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From crua (hard) +‎ ae (liver)

Pronunciation

Noun

crua-ae m (genitive singular crua-ae, nominative plural crua-aenna)

  1. (Achill, Ulster) Synonym of ae (liver)

Declension

Declension of crua-ae (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative crua-ae crua-aenna
vocative a chrua-ae a chrua-aenna
genitive crua-ae crua-aenna
dative crua-ae crua-aenna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an crua-ae na crua-aenna
genitive an chrua-ae na gcrua-aenna
dative leis an gcrua-ae
don chrua-ae
leis na crua-aenna

Mutation

Mutated forms of crua-ae
radical lenition eclipsis
crua-ae chrua-ae gcrua-ae

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

References

  1. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1624, page 353
  2. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 200, page 72; reprinted 1979
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 151, page 59
  4. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 249

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