crua
Catalan
Adjective
crua
- feminine singular of cru
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish crúaid (“hard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict”), from Proto-Celtic *kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾˠuə/
Adjective
crua (comparative crua or cruacha)
Declension
Declension of crua
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | crua | chrua | crua; chrua² | |
| Vocative | chrua | crua | ||
| Genitive | crua | crua | crua | |
| Dative | crua; chrua¹ |
chrua | crua; chrua² | |
| Comparative | níos crua | |||
| Superlative | is crua | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: cruacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
Terms derived from crua
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Noun
crua f (genitive singular crua)
Declension
Declension of crua
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun
crua m (genitive singular cruaite)
- Alternative form of cruachan (“hardening”)
Declension
Declension of crua
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| crua | chrua | gcrua |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cruaiḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 202.
- "crua" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “crúaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uɐ
Adjective
crua
- Feminine singular of adjective cru.
Venetian
Adjective
crua f sg
- feminine singular of cruo
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