croithleog

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɨ̞hlʲɔɡ/

Noun

croithleog f (genitive singular croithleoige, nominative plural croithleoga)

1. ear (of grain, especially barley)

   Synonym: dias

Declension

Declension of croithleog

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative croithleog croithleoga Vocative a chroithleog a chroithleoga Genitive croithleoige croithleog Dative croithleog croithleoig (archaic, dialectal) croithleoga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chroithleog na croithleoga Genitive na croithleoige na gcroithleog Dative leis an gcroithleog leis an gcroithleoig (archaic, dialectal) don chroithleog don chroithleoig (archaic, dialectal) leis na croithleoga

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
croithleog	chroithleog	gcroithleog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “croiṫleog”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• “croithleog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “croithleog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 85