craobhach

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠeːvˠəx/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠiːwəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠiːwa(x)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cráebach (“branches, branch-wood”), from cráeb (“branch”) (compare modern craobh).

Noun

craobhach m (genitive singular craobhaigh)

(collective) branches

Declension

Declension of craobhach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
case	singular
nominative	craobhach
vocative	a chraobhaigh
genitive	craobhaigh
dative	craobhach

forms with the definite article
case	singular
nominative	an craobhach
genitive	an chraobhaigh
dative	leis an gcraobhach don chraobhach

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cráebach (“having branches, branchy; of hair: branching, in locks, tressed; woody; winding; arabesqued”), from cráeb (“branch”); equivalent to craobh (“branch”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

craobhach (genitive singular masculine craobhaigh, genitive singular feminine craobhaí, plural craobhacha, not comparable)

Declension

Declension of *craobhach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	craobhach	chraobhach	craobhacha; chraobhacha²
vocative	chraobhaigh	chraobhach	craobhacha
genitive	chraobhaigh	craobhaí	craobhacha	craobhach
dative	craobhach; chraobhach¹	chraobhach; chraobhaigh (archaic)	craobhacha; chraobhacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

Derived terms

coinnleoir craobhach (“candelabrum”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *craobhach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
craobhach	chraobhach	gcraobhach

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “craobhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cráebach (having branches, branchy)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cráebach (branches, branch-wood)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language