creathnach

== English == === Etymology === From Irish creathnach. === Noun === creathnach (uncountable) An edible red alga; dulse. == Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish crithnaigthech, from Old Irish crithnaigid (“shake, tremble”), from crith (“shaking, trembling”). === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɾʲahnˠia(x)/, /ˈcɾʲahn̪ˠia(x)/ (corresponding to the form creathnaitheach) === Adjective === creathnach (genitive singular masculine creathnaigh, genitive singular feminine creathnaí, plural creathnacha, comparative creathnaí) frightful, terrifying ==== Declension ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== creathnaitheach === Noun === creathnach f (genitive singular creathnaí) (tiny-shelled) dulse ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “creathnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “creathnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “creathnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026