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cruaidh
cruaidh
See also: cruadh-
Irish
Noun
cruaidh f (genitive singular cruadhach)
- Obsolete spelling of cruach (“steel”)
Declension
Declension of cruaidh
Fifth declension
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
Noun
cruaidh f
- Obsolete spelling of crua (“hard”)
Adjective
cruaidh (genitive singular feminine cruaidhe, plural cruaidhe, comparative cruaidhe)
- Obsolete spelling of crua (“hard”)
Declension
Declension of cruaidh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cruaidh | cruaidh¹ | cruaidhe³ | |
| Vocative | cruaidh¹ | cruaidh¹ | cruaidhe | |
| Genitive | cruaidh¹ | cruaidhe | cruaidhe | cruaidh |
| Dative | cruaidh² | cruaidh¹ | cruaidhe³ | |
| Comparative | cruaidhe | |||
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.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cruaidh | chruaidh | gcruaidh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cruaidh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish crúaid (“hard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict”).
Adjective
cruaidh
Derived terms
- bathar-cruaidh (“hardware”)
- clàr cruaidh (“hard disk”)
- cluaran-cruaidh (“sow thistle”)
- raineach chruaidh (“hard fern”)
Noun
cruaidh f (genitive singular cruadhach or cruaidhe, plural cruadhaichean)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “crúaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.