cruimhthir

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cruimther, from Primitive Irish ᚊᚏᚔᚋᚔᚈᚔᚏ (qrimitir), from Old Welsh primter, from Latin presbyter. Doublet of preispitéir.

Noun

cruimhthir m (genitive singular cruimhthreach, nominative plural cruimhthreach)

  1. (archaic) priest, presbyter
    Synonym: sagart

Declension

Declension of cruimhthir (irregular)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cruimhthir cruimhthreach
vocative a chruimhthir a chruimhthreach
genitive cruimhthreach cruimhthreach
dative cruimhthir cruimhthreach
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cruimhthir na cruimhthreach
genitive an chruimhthreach na gcruimhthreach
dative leis an gcruimhthir
don chruimhthir 		leis na cruimhthreach

Mutation

Mutated forms of cruimhthir
radical lenition eclipsis
cruimhthir chruimhthir gcruimhthir

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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