cruth
English
Noun
cruth (plural cruths)
- Alternative spelling of crwth.
References
- “cruth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cruth (“shape, form”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
Noun
cruth m (genitive singular crutha, nominative plural cruthanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
- anchruth
- athchruth (“change of shape”)
- beathachruth
- buanchruth
- -chruthach
- comhchruthach
- creatchruth
- cruthach (“shapely”)
- cruthaigh (“create”)
- cruthlíne (“form line”)
- cruthúil (“shapely”)
- dea-chruthach
- droch-chruthach
- ilchruthach
- ilchruthacht (“polymorphism”)
- imchruth
- leabhairchruth
- míchruthach
- scáthchruth
- tonnchruth (“wave shape”)
- ubhchruth
Etymology 2
Noun
cruth m (genitive singular cruith, nominative plural cruitheacha)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cruth | chruth | gcruth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 81
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷritus (compare Welsh pryd), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kruθ/
Noun
cruth m (genitive crotha)
- form, shape
- c. 760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, published in "A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan" (2017; PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth), edited and with translations by Siobhán Barrett, stanza 8
- Sainemlu cech dóen a chruth,
- More excellent his form than that of any human being,
- c. 760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, published in "A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan" (2017; PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth), edited and with translations by Siobhán Barrett, stanza 8
- manner, way (used adverbially)
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 3d27
- is in chuth sin bimmi nóib-ni
- i.e. it is in that way we shall be holy.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 3d27
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cruth, crud | cruthL, crud | crothaeH |
| vocative | cruth, crud | cruthL, crud | crothu |
| accusative | cruthN, crud | cruthL, crud | crothu |
| genitive | crothoH, crothaH | crothoL, crothaL | crothaeN |
| dative | cruthL, crud | crothaib | crothaib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cruth | chruth | cruth pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cruth (“shape, form”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾuh/
Noun
cruth m (genitive singular crutha, plural cruthan or cruthannan)
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cruth | chruth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cruth”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cruth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language