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Y-chruthach
Y-chruthach
Irish
Adjective
Y-chruthach (genitive singular masculine Y-chruthaigh, genitive singular feminine Y-chruthaí, plural Y-chruthacha, comparative Y-chruthaí)
- Y-shaped
Declension
Declension of Y-chruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Y-chruthach | Y-chruthach¹ | Y-chruthacha³ | |
| Vocative | Y-chruthaigh¹ | Y-chruthach¹ | Y-chruthacha | |
| Genitive | Y-chruthaigh¹ | Y-chruthaí (obsolete) Y-chruthaighe |
Y-chruthacha | Y-chruthach |
| Dative | Y-chruthach² | Y-chruthach¹ (archaic) Y-chruthaigh¹ |
Y-chruthacha³ | |
| Comparative | Y-chruthaí (obsolete) Y-chruthaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
References
- "Y-chruthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.