creath

Irish

Alternative forms

crath (Cois Fharraige)
crioth

Etymology 1

From Old Irish crethaid, crithid (“to tremble”), from Old Irish crith (“trembling, fever”).

Verb

creath (present analytic creathann, future analytic creathfaidh, verbal noun creathadh, past participle creata)

(intransitive) to tremble

Conjugation

Conjugation of *creath* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	creathaim	creathann tú; creathair^†	creathann sé, sí	creathaimid; creathann muid	creathann sibh	creathann siad; creathaid^†	a chreathann; a chreathas	creatar
past	chreath mé; chreathas	chreath tú; chreathais	chreath sé, sí	chreathamar; chreath muid	chreath sibh; chreathabhair	chreath siad; chreathadar	a chreath	creathadh
past habitual	chreathainn / creathainn^‡	chreatá / creatá^‡	chreathadh sé, sí / creathadh sé, sí^‡	chreathaimis; chreathadh muid / creathaimis^‡; creathadh muid^‡	chreathadh sibh / creathadh sibh^‡	chreathaidís; chreathadh siad / creathaidís^‡; creathadh siad^‡	a chreathadh	chreataí / creataí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	creathfaidh mé; creathfad	creathfaidh tú; creathfair^†	creathfaidh sé, sí	creathfaimid; creathfaidh muid	creathfaidh sibh	creathfaidh siad; creathfaid^†	a chreathfaidh; a chreathfas	creathfar
conditional	chreathfainn / creathfainn^‡	chreathfá / creathfá^‡	chreathfadh sé, sí / creathfadh sé, sí^‡	chreathfaimis; chreathfadh muid / creathfaimis^‡; creathfadh muid^‡	chreathfadh sibh / creathfadh sibh^‡	chreathfaidís; chreathfadh siad / creathfaidís^‡; creathfadh siad^‡	a chreathfadh	chreathfaí / creathfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go gcreatha mé; go gcreathad^†	go gcreatha tú; go gcreathair^†	go gcreatha sé, sí	go gcreathaimid; go gcreatha muid	go gcreatha sibh	go gcreatha siad; go gcreathaid^†	—	go gcreatar
past	dá gcreathainn	dá gcreatá	dá gcreathadh sé, sí	dá gcreathaimis; dá gcreathadh muid	dá gcreathadh sibh	dá gcreathaidís; dá gcreathadh siad	—	dá gcreataí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	creathaim	creath	creathadh sé, sí	creathaimis	creathaigí; creathaidh^†	creathaidís	—	creatar

past participle	creata

verbal noun	creathadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

creathaire

Related terms

creathach
creathadach
creathán
creathnaigh
crith
crithir

Etymology 2

Noun

creath m (genitive singular creatha, nominative plural creathaí)

alternative form of creat

Declension

Declension of creath (third declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	creath	creathaí
vocative	a chreath	a chreathaí
genitive	creatha	creathaí
dative	creath	creathaí

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an creath	na creathaí
genitive	an chreatha	na gcreathaí
dative	leis an gcreath don chreath	leis na creathaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of *creath*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
creath	chreath	gcreath

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