criosach
Irish
Etymology
crios (“belt, girdle; belt, area, region”) + -ach
Adjective
criosach
- belted, girdled
- (geography) zonal
Declension
Declension of criosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | criosach | chriosach | criosacha; chriosacha² | |
| Vocative | chriosaigh | criosacha | ||
| Genitive | criosaí | criosacha | criosach | |
| Dative | criosach; chriosach¹ | chriosach; chriosaigh (archaic) | criosacha; chriosacha² | |
| Comparative | níos criosaí | |||
| Superlative | is criosaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- teoiric chriosach (“zonal theory”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| criosach | chriosach | gcriosach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||