críonnacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • críonnachd (obsolete)

Etymology

From críonna +‎ -acht.

Noun

críonnacht f (genitive singular críonnachta)

  1. prudence
  2. wisdom
    Synonym: eagna
  3. sagacity, sagaciousness
    Synonyms: tuiscint, gaois
  4. discretion (ability to make wise choices or decisions)
    Synonyms: discréid, breithiúnas
  5. shrewdness
  6. thrift, thriftiness
    Synonyms: tíos, barainn

Declension

Declension of críonnacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative críonnacht
vocative a chríonnacht
genitive críonnachta
dative críonnacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an chríonnacht
genitive na críonnachta
dative leis an gcríonnacht
don chríonnacht

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of críonnacht
radical lenition eclipsis
críonnacht chríonnacht gcríonnacht

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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