croíúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- croidheamhail (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish cridemail (“hearty, courageous; kind”), from cride (“heart”); synchronically croí (“heart”) + -úil.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠiːˈuːlʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠiːuːlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠiːulʲ/
Adjective
croíúil (genitive singular feminine croíúla, plural croíúla, comparative croíúla)
- hearty; cordial, cheerful
Declension
Declension of croíúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | croíúil | chroíúil | croíúla; chroíúla² | |
| Vocative | chroíúil | croíúla | ||
| Genitive | croíúla | croíúla | croíúil | |
| Dative | croíúil; chroíúil¹ | chroíúil | croíúla; chroíúla² | |
| Comparative | níos croíúla | |||
| Superlative | is croíúla | |||
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
- croíúlacht f (“heartiness; cordiality, cheerfulness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| croíúil | chroíúil | gcroíúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cridemail”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- "croíúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “croiḋeaṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.