craicneach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish croicnech. By surface analysis, craiceann +‎ -ach.

Adjective

craicneach (genitive singular masculine craicnigh, genitive singular feminine craicní, plural craicneacha, comparative craicní)

  1. smooth-skinned
  2. (figurative) polished, finished
  3. (in compounds) skinned

Derived terms

  • dúchraicneach (“dark-skinned”)
  • gealchraicneach (“light-skinned”)
  • lagchraicneach (“thin-skinned”)
  • tiúchraicneach (“thick-skinned”)
  • úrchraicneach (“clear-skinned”)

Declension

Declension of craichneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative craichneach chraichneach craichneacha;
chraichneacha2
vocative chraichneaigh craichneacha
genitive craichneaí craichneacha craichneach
dative craichneach;
chraichneach1 		chraichneach;
chraichneaigh (archaic) 		craichneacha;
chraichneacha2
Comparative níos craichneaí
Superlative is craichneaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of craicneach
radical lenition eclipsis
craicneach chraicneach gcraicneach

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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