craosaire
Irish
Alternative forms
- craosach m
- craosachán m
- craosaí m
- craosánach m
Etymology
From craos (“gullet; maw; gluttony, voracity”) + -aire (agent noun suffix).
Noun
craosaire m (genitive singular craosaire, nominative plural craosairí)
Declension
Declension of craosaire
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (glutton): béiceadán, blaochán, bleadrachán, bleaistéir, calcaire, cíocrachán, fursaeir, gainéan, glutaire, gorb, graoisín, longaire, málaeir, slogaire, suthaire
Derived terms
- craosaire gorm (“blue shark”)
- craosaireacht f (“voraciousness, gluttony”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| craosaire | chraosaire | gcraosaire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "craosaire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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