Críostaí

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Crístaide (Christian), a calque of Latin Chrīstiānus. By surface analysis, Críost (Christ) +‎ -aí (-ist).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [cɾʲiːsˠˈt̪ˠiː]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈcɾʲiːsˠt̪ˠiː]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈcɾʲiːsˠt̪ˠi]

Adjective

Críostaí

  1. Christian

Declension

Declension of Críostaí
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Críostaí Chríostaí Críostaí;
Chríostaí2
vocative Chríostaí Críostaí
genitive Críostaí Críostaí Críostaí
dative Críostaí;
Chríostaí1
Chríostaí Críostaí;
Chríostaí2
Comparative níos Críostaí
Superlative is Críostaí

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

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

Críostaí m (genitive singular Críostaí, nominative plural Críostaithe)

  1. Christian

Declension

Declension of Críostaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Críostaí Críostaithe
vocative a Chríostaí a Chríostaithe
genitive Críostaí Críostaithe
dative Críostaí Críostaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Críostaí na Críostaithe
genitive an Chríostaí na gCríostaithe
dative leis an gCríostaí
don Chríostaí
leis na Críostaithe

Antonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Críostaí
radical lenition eclipsis
Críostaí Chríostaí gCríostaí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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