crúbach
See also: crùbach
Irish
Etymology
From crúb + -ach.
Adjective
crúbach (genitive singular masculine crúbaigh, genitive singular feminine crúbaí, plural crúbacha, comparative crúbaí)
- clawed, hoofed
- clubfooted, lame
- awkward with feet or hands
Declension
Declension of crúbach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | crúbach | chrúbach | crúbacha; chrúbacha² | |
Vocative | chrúbaigh | crúbacha | ||
Genitive | crúbaí | crúbacha | crúbach | |
Dative | crúbach; chrúbach¹ | chrúbach; chrúbaigh (archaic) | crúbacha; chrúbacha² | |
Comparative | níos crúbaí | |||
Superlative | is crúbaí |
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
- arbhar crúbach
- crúbachán
- míol crúbach
Noun
crúbach f (genitive singular crúbaí, nominative plural crúbacha)
- spider crab
- Synonyms: portán crúbach, portán faoilinne
- animal with awkward gait
- cow with turned-in horns
Declension
Declension of crúbach
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
crúbach | chrúbach | gcrúbach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "crúbach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “clawed” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “hoofed” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “ungulate” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.