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croíúil
croíúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- croidheamhail (obsolete)
Adjective
croíúil (genitive singular feminine croíúla, plural croíúla, comparative croíúla)
Declension
Declension of croíúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | croíúil | croíúil¹ | croíúla³ | |
| Vocative | croíúil¹ | croíúla | ||
| Genitive | croíúil¹ (archaic) croíúla¹ |
croíúla | croíúla | croíúil |
| Dative | croíúil² | croíúil¹ | croíúla³ | |
| Comparative | níos croíúla | |||
| Superlative | is croíúla | |||
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.
Derived terms
- croíúlacht f (“heartiness; cordiality, cheerfulness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| croíúil | chroíúil | gcroíúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “cridemail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "croíúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “croiḋeaṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.