cruimheach

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Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From cruimh (“grub, larva, maggot, worm”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

cruimheach (genitive singular masculine cruimhigh, genitive singular feminine cruimhí, plural cruimheacha, comparative cruimhí)

  1. maggoty

Declension

Declension of cruimheach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative cruimheach chruimheach cruimheacha;
chruimheacha2
vocative chruimhigh cruimheacha
genitive cruimhí cruimheacha cruimheach
dative cruimheach;
chruimheach1 		chruimheach;
chruimhigh (archaic) 		cruimheacha;
chruimheacha2
Comparative níos cruimhí
Superlative is cruimhí

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 cruimheach
radical lenition eclipsis
cruimheach chruimheach gcruimheach

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

References

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