creathnaigh

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲahnˠi/, /ˈcɾʲahn̪ˠi/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish crithnaigid (to shake, tremble), from crith (shaking, trembling). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic criothnaich.

Alternative forms

  • criothnaigh
  • creathnuigh, criothnuigh (obsolete)

Verb

creathnaigh (present analytic creathnaíonn, future analytic creathnóidh, verbal noun creathnú, past participle creathnaithe) (intransitive)

  1. to tremble, shake, quake
  2. to flinch, quail
  3. to be horrified
Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

creathnaigh

  1. inflection of creathnach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular

Noun

creathnaigh

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of creathnach

Mutation

Mutated forms of creathnaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
creathnaigh chreathnaigh gcreathnaigh

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