cruimhthir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cruimther, from Primitive Irish ᚊᚏᚔᚋᚔᚈᚔᚏ (qrimitir), from Old Welsh primter, from Latin presbyter.

Noun

cruimhthir m (genitive singular cruimhthreach, nominative plural cruimhthreach)

  1. (archaic) priest, presbyter
    Synonym: sagart

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cruimhthir chruimhthir gcruimhthir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “cruiṁṫir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • cruimhthir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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