cruadálach

Irish

Etymology

From cruáil (“cruelty”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠuəd̪ˠalˠa(x)/[1]

Adjective

cruadálach (genitive singular masculine cruadálaigh, genitive singular feminine cruadálaí, plural cruadálacha, comparative cruadálaí)

  1. Ulster form of cruálach

Declension

Declension of cruadálach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cruadálach chruadálach cruadálacha;
chruadálacha2
vocative chruadálaigh cruadálacha
genitive cruadálaí cruadálacha cruadálach
dative cruadálach;
chruadálach1 		chruadálach;
chruadálaigh (archaic) 		cruadálacha;
chruadálacha2
Comparative níos cruadálaí
Superlative is cruadálaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of cruadálach
radical lenition eclipsis
cruadálach chruadálach gcruadálach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 399, page 132
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