crosbhealach

Irish

Etymology

From cros- (“cross-”) +‎ bealach (“road”).

Noun

crosbhealach m (genitive singular crosbhealaigh, nominative plural crosbhealaí)

1. crossroad, intersection

   Synonyms: crosaire, crosbhóthar

Declension

Declension of crosbhealach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative crosbhealach crosbhealaí Vocative a chrosbhealaigh a chrosbhealaí Genitive crosbhealaigh crosbhealaí Dative crosbhealach crosbhealaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an crosbhealach na crosbhealaí Genitive an chrosbhealaigh na gcrosbhealaí Dative leis an gcrosbhealach don chrosbhealach leis na crosbhealaí

Related terms

• crosaire

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crosbhealach	chrosbhealach	gcrosbhealach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crosbhealach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “crosbhealach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “crosbhealach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.