cruth
English
Noun
cruth (plural cruths)
- Alternative spelling of crwth.
References
- “cruth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cruth (“shape, form”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
Noun
cruth m (genitive singular crutha, nominative plural cruthanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
- anchruth
- athchruth (“change of shape”)
- beathachruth
- buanchruth
- -chruthach
- comhchruthach
- creatchruth
- cruthach (“shapely”)
- cruthaigh (“create”)
- cruthlíne (“form line”)
- cruthúil (“shapely”)
- dea-chruthach
- droch-chruthach
- ilchruthach
- ilchruthacht (“polymorphism”)
- imchruth
- leabhairchruth
- míchruthach
- scáthchruth
- tonnchruth (“wave shape”)
- ubhchruth
Etymology 2
Noun
cruth m (genitive singular cruith, nominative plural cruitheacha)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cruth | chruth | gcruth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 81
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cruth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷritus (compare Welsh pryd), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾuθ/
Noun
cruth m (genitive crotha)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cruth.
Declension
| 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 |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cruth | chruth | cruth pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cruth (“shape, form”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾuh/
Noun
cruth m (genitive singular crutha, plural cruthan or cruthannan)
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cruth | chruth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cruth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language