créacht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish crécht (“wound, ulcer”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic creuchd and Welsh craith (“scar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɾʲeːxt̪ˠ/

Noun

créacht f (genitive singular créachta, nominative plural créachtaí)

1. wound, gash, scar
2. furrow, ravine

Declension

Declension of créacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative créacht créachtaí Vocative a chréacht a chréachtaí Genitive créachta créachtaí Dative créacht créachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an chréacht na créachtaí Genitive na créachta na gcréachtaí Dative leis an gcréacht don chréacht leis na créachtaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
créacht	chréacht	gcréacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “créacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “créaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 192