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

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	croí	croíthe
Vocative	a chroí	a chroíthe
Genitive	croí	croíthe
Dative	croí	croíthe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an croí	na croíthe
Genitive	an chroí	na gcroíthe
Dative	leis an gcroí don chroí	leis na croíthe

Alternative plural: croítí (Cois Fharraige)
Alternative plurals: croíonna, croíte, croítheacha

Derived terms

altair chroí
briseadh croí
crá croí
croí-adhmad
croíán
croíbhriseadh
croíbhriste (ach)
croíbhrú(te)
croíchrapadh
croíchruthach
croídhícheall
croídín
croílár
croílobhadh
croíóg
croíthailte
croíúil
cruachroíoch(t)
droch-chroí
dúchroíoch
grá mo chroí
leá croí
maidhm 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

"croí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“cride” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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