U-chruthach
Irish
Etymology
From U + -chruthach (“-shaped”).
Adjective
U-chruthach (genitive singular masculine U-chruthaigh, genitive singular feminine U-chruthaí, plural U-chruthacha, comparative U-chruthaí)
- U-shaped
Declension
Declension of U-chruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | U-chruthach | U-chruthach | U-chruthacha | |
| Vocative | U-chruthaigh | U-chruthacha | ||
| Genitive | U-chruthaí | U-chruthacha | U-chruthach | |
| Dative | U-chruthach | U-chruthach; U-chruthaigh (archaic) | U-chruthacha | |
| Comparative | níos U-chruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is U-chruthaí | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| U-chruthach | nU-chruthach | hU-chruthach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "U-chruthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.