cruth

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English

Noun

cruth (plural cruths)

  1. Alternative spelling of crwth

References

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cruth (shape, form), from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make).

Noun

cruth m (genitive singular crutha, nominative plural cruthanna)

  1. shape, appearance
  2. state, condition
  3. manner, mode
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

cruth m (genitive singular cruith, nominative plural cruitheacha)

  1. Ulster form of crú (horseshoe)
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cruth chruth gcruth
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 81
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77
  3. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷritus (compare Welsh pryd), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make).

Pronunciation

Noun

cruth m (genitive crotha)

  1. form, shape
  2. manner, way

Declension

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cruth, crud cruthL, crud crothaeH
Vocative cruth, crud cruthL, crud crothu
Accusative cruthN, crud cruthL, crud crothu
Genitive crothoH, crothaH crothoL, crothaL crothaeN
Dative cruthL, crud crothaib crothaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cruth
  • Manx: croo
  • Scottish Gaelic: cruth

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cruth chruth cruth
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cruth (shape, form), from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make).

Pronunciation

Noun

cruth m (genitive singular crutha, plural cruthan or cruthannan)

  1. shape, form
    Synonym: cumadh

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cruth chruth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cruth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language