crosach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish crosach; synchronically analyzable as cros (“cross”) + -ach.
Adjective
crosach (genitive singular masculine crosaigh, genitive singular feminine crosaí, plural crosacha, comparative crosaigh)
- crosswise
- (of paths, veins, etc.) crossed, netted
- scarred, pockmarked
- (of sheep) black-faced
- (of wool) streaky
- dirty-faced, grimy
Declension
Declension of crosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | crosach | chrosach | crosacha; chrosacha² | |
| Vocative | chrosaigh | crosacha | ||
| Genitive | crosaí | crosacha | crosach | |
| Dative | crosach; chrosach¹ | chrosach; chrosaigh (archaic) | crosacha; chrosacha² | |
| Comparative | níos crosaí | |||
| Superlative | is crosaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| crosach | chrosach | gcrosach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||