míchruthach

Irish

Etymology

From mí- (negative prefix) +‎ cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

míchruthach (genitive singular masculine míchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine míchruthaí, plural míchruthacha, comparative míchruthaí)

misshapen; unsymmetrical

Declension

Declension of míchruthach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	míchruthach	mhíchruthach	míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha²
Vocative	mhíchruthaigh	mhíchruthach	míchruthacha
Genitive	mhíchruthaigh	míchruthaí	míchruthacha	míchruthach
Dative	míchruthach; mhíchruthach¹	mhíchruthach; mhíchruthaigh (archaic)	míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha²
Comparative	níos míchruthaí
Superlative	is míchruthaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
míchruthach	mhíchruthach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “míchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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