From mí- (negative prefix) + cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
míchruthach (genitive singular masculine míchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine míchruthaí, plural míchruthacha, comparative míchruthaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | míchruthach | mhíchruthach | míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha2 | |
vocative | mhíchruthaigh | míchruthacha | ||
genitive | míchruthaí | míchruthacha | míchruthach | |
dative | míchruthach; mhíchruthach1 |
mhíchruthach; mhíchruthaigh (archaic) |
míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha2 | |
Comparative | níos míchruthaí | |||
Superlative | is míchruthaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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míchruthach | mhíchruthach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.