ubhchruth
Irish
Etymology
From ubh (“egg”) + cruth (“shape”).
Noun
ubhchruth m (genitive singular ubhchrutha, nominative plural ubhchruthanna)
- oval
Declension
Declension of ubhchruth
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- ubhchruthach (“egg-shaped, oval”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ubhchruth | n-ubhchruth | hubhchruth | t-ubhchruth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "ubhchruth" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “oval” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.