dea-chruthach
Irish
Etymology
From dea- (“good, well-”) + -chruthach (“-shaped”).
Adjective
dea-chruthach (genitive singular masculine dea-chruthaigh, genitive singular feminine dea-chruthaí, plural dea-chruthacha, comparative dea-chruthaí)
- well-shaped; shapely; handsome
Declension
Declension of dea-chruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dea-chruthach | dhea-chruthach | dea-chruthacha; dhea-chruthacha² | |
| Vocative | dhea-chruthaigh | dea-chruthacha | ||
| Genitive | dea-chruthaí | dea-chruthacha | dea-chruthach | |
| Dative | dea-chruthach; dhea-chruthach¹ | dhea-chruthach; dhea-chruthaigh (archaic) | dea-chruthacha; dhea-chruthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos dea-chruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is dea-chruthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (well-shaped): dea-chumtha
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dea-chruthach | dhea-chruthach | ndea-chruthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "dea-chruthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.