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crua
crua
Irish
Adjective
crua (comparative crua or cruacha)
Declension
Declension of crua
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | crua | chrua | crua; chrua² |
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| Vocative | chrua | crua | ||
| Genitive | crua | crua | crua | |
| Dative | crua; chrua¹ |
chrua | crua; chrua² |
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| Comparative | níos crua | |||
| Superlative | is crua | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: cruacha (Cois Fharraige)
Alternative forms
- cruaidh (obsolete)
Derived terms
Terms derived from crua
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Noun 1
crua m (genitive singular crua)
- hard
Declension
Declension of crua
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun 2
crua f (genitive singular crua)
Declension
Declension of crua
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun 3
crua m (genitive singular cruaite)
- Alternative form of cruachan (“hardening”)
Declension
Declension of crua
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| crua | chrua | gcrua |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "crua" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “crúaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.