creathán
Irish
Etymology 1
From creath (“to tremble”) + -án.
Noun
creathán m (genitive singular creatháin, nominative plural creatháin)
- tremble, quiver, tremor
- tremolo
- (in the plural, informal) yips
Derived terms
- creathán bainne (“milkshake”)
- creathán talún (“earth(quake) tremor”)
Related terms
- creath (“tremble”)
- crith (“trembling”)
Noun
creathán m (genitive singular creatháin, nominative plural creatháin)
- Alternative form of creachán
Noun
creathán m (genitive singular creatháin, nominative plural creatháin)
- Alternative form of crothán
Declension
Declension of creathán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
creathán | chreathán | gcreathán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “creathán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “creathán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “creathán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.