Crótach

See also: crotach

Irish

Etymology

From an Chróit (“Croatia”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Crótach (genitive singular masculine Crótaigh, genitive singular feminine Crótaí, plural Crótacha, comparative Crótaí)

  1. Croatian

Declension
Declension of Crótach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Crótach Chrótach Crótacha;
Chrótacha²
Vocative Chrótaigh Crótacha
Genitive Crótaí Crótacha Crótach
Dative Crótach;
Chrótach¹		 Chrótach;
Chrótaigh (archaic)		 Crótacha;
Chrótacha²
Comparative níos Crótaí
Superlative is Crótaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Crótach m (genitive singular Crótaigh, nominative plural Crótaigh)

  1. Croat, Croatian

Declension
Declension of Crótach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Crótach Crótaigh
Vocative a Chrótaigh a Chrótacha
Genitive Crótaigh Crótach
Dative Crótach Crótaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Crótach na Crótaigh
Genitive an Chrótaigh na gCrótach
Dative leis an gCrótach

don Chrótach

 leis na Crótaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Crótach Chrótach gCrótach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Crótach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Crótach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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