créacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish crécht (“wound, ulcer”), from Proto-Celtic *krenxtus. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic creuchd and Welsh craith (“scar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɾʲeːxt̪ˠ/

Noun

créacht f (genitive singular créachta, nominative plural créachtaí)

  1. wound, gash, scar
  2. furrow, ravine

Declension

Declension of créacht (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative créacht créachtaí
vocative a chréacht a chréachtaí
genitive créachta créachtaí
dative créacht créachtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chréacht na créachtaí
genitive na créachta na gcréachtaí
dative leis an gcréacht
don chréacht 		leis na créachtaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of créacht
radical lenition eclipsis
créacht chréacht gcréacht

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

Further reading

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