croí
See also: croi
Irish
Alternative forms
- croidhe (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish cride, from Proto-Celtic *kridyom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾˠiː/
Noun
croí m (genitive singular croí, nominative plural croíthe)
- heart
- Maireann croí éadrom a bhfad. ― A light heart lives long.
- core
- (broadcasting) hub
- sweetheart
Declension
Declension of croí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: croítí (Cois Fharraige)
- Alternative plurals: croíonna, croíte, croítheacha
Derived terms
- altair chroí
- briseadh croí
- crá croí
- croí-adhmad (“heartwood”)
- croíán (“gallant, playboy”)
- croíbhriseadh
- croíbhriste(ach)
- croíbhrú (“contrition”)
- croíbhrúite (“contrite”)
- croíchrapadh (“systole”)
- croíchrapthach
- croíchruthach
- croídhícheall (“best, utmost endeavour”)
- croídín (“cuddle; little darling”)
- croílár
- croíleac(h)án
- croíléis
- croíléiseach
- croílobhadh (“heart-rot”)
- croíóg (“(call-name for) cow”)
- croíthailte (“heartlands”)
- croíúil
- croíúlacht
- cruachroíoch(t) (“hard-heartedness”)
- dea-chroí
- droch-chroí
- dúchroíoch
- grá mo chroí
- mórchroí
- ó mo chroí amach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| croí | chroí | gcroí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “croí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cride”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “croí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “croí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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