creatlach

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Etymology

From Old Irish crett (“frame, framework”).

Noun

creatlach f (genitive singular creatlaí, nominative plural creatlacha)

1. framework
2. skeleton

   Fuarthas uaigh ina raibh trí chreatlach. ― A grave was discovered in which were three skeletons.

Declension

Declension of creatlach (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative creatlach creatlacha vocative a chreatlach a chreatlacha genitive creatlaí creatlach dative creatlach creatlaigh (archaic, dialectal) creatlacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chreatlach na creatlacha genitive na creatlaí na gcreatlach dative leis an gcreatlach leis an gcreatlaigh (archaic, dialectal) don chreatlach don chreatlaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na creatlacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of creatlach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
creatlach	chreatlach	gcreatlach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “creatlaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 262; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “creatlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN