creim

Irish

Alternative forms

  • créim, creimigh

Etymology

The noun is from Old Irish creimm,[1] verbal noun of creinnid. The verb is denominal from the noun.

Verb

  • creim (present analytic creimeann, future analytic creimfidh, verbal noun creimeadh, past participle creimthe)
    1. (ambitransitive) to gnaw
    2. (ambitransitive) to corrode, erode

    Conjugation

    conjugation of creim (first conjugation – A)
    verbal noun creimeadh
    past participle creimthe
    tense singular plural relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    indicative
    present creimim creimeann tú;
    creimir†     		creimeann sé, sí creimimid creimeann sibh creimeann siad;
    creimid†     		a chreimeann; a chreimeas /
    a gcreimeann*     		creimtear
    past chreim mé; chreimeas chreim tú; chreimis chreim sé, sí chreimeamar; chreim muid chreim sibh; chreimeabhair chreim siad; chreimeadar a chreim /
    ar chreim*     		creimeadh
    past habitual chreiminn / gcreiminn‡‡ chreimteá / gcreimteᇇ chreimeadh sé, sí / gcreimeadh sé, s퇇 chreimimis; chreimeadh muid / gcreimimis‡‡; gcreimeadh muid‡‡ chreimeadh sibh / gcreimeadh sibh‡‡ chreimidís; chreimeadh siad / gcreimidís‡‡; gcreimeadh siad‡‡ a chreimeadh /
    a gcreimeadh*     		chreimtí / gcreimt퇇
    future creimfidh mé;
    creimfead     		creimfidh tú;
    creimfir†     		creimfidh sé, sí creimfimid;
    creimfidh muid     		creimfidh sibh creimfidh siad;
    creimfid†     		a chreimfidh; a chreimfeas /
    a gcreimfidh*     		creimfear
    conditional chreimfinn / gcreimfinn‡‡ chreimfeá / gcreimfeᇇ chreimfeadh sé, sí / gcreimfeadh sé, s퇇 chreimfimis; chreimfeadh muid / gcreimfimis‡‡; gcreimfeadh muid‡‡ chreimfeadh sibh / gcreimfeadh sibh‡‡ chreimfidís; chreimfeadh siad / gcreimfidís‡‡; gcreimfeadh siad‡‡ a chreimfeadh /
    a gcreimfeadh*     		chreimfí / gcreimf퇇
    subjunctive
    present go gcreime mé;
    go gcreimead†     		go gcreime tú;
    go gcreimir†     		go gcreime sé, sí go gcreimimid;
    go gcreime muid     		go gcreime sibh go gcreime siad;
    go gcreimid†     		— go gcreimtear
    past dá gcreiminn dá gcreimteá dá gcreimeadh sé, sí dá gcreimimis;
    dá gcreimeadh muid     		dá gcreimeadh sibh dá gcreimidís;
    dá gcreimeadh siad     		— dá gcreimtí
    imperative
    – creimim creim creimeadh sé, sí creimimis creimigí;
    creimidh†     		creimidís — creimtear

    * indirect relative
    † archaic or dialect form
    ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

    • Alternative verbal noun: creim

    Derived terms

    Noun

    creim m (genitive singular creimthe)

    2. (nonstandard) verbal noun of creim

    Declension

    Declension of creim (irregular, no plural)
    bare forms
    singular
    nominative creim
    vocative a chreim
    genitive creimthe
    dative creim
    forms with the definite article
    singular
    nominative an creim
    genitive an chreimthe
    dative leis an gcreim
    don chreim

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of creim
    radical lenition eclipsis
    creim chreim gcreim

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

    References

    1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “creimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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