croith

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cruidh (obsolete) crath, croidh, croth (superseded) craith === Etymology === From Old Irish crothaid. Probably not related to crith (“to shake, tremble”), which generally refers to unintentional shaking (for example, with cold or fear, or of an inanimate object like a tree or the earth). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠoh/ (corresponding to the form croth) (Connacht) (Galway) IPA(key): /kɾˠa/, (Cois Fharraige) [kɾˠaː] (corresponding to the forms craith and crath) (Mayo) IPA(key): /kɾˠaç/ (corresponding to the form craith) (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠai(h)/, /kɾˠaiç/ (corresponding to the form craith); /kɾˠɛh/, [kɾˠeihʔ] === Verb === croith (present analytic croitheann, future analytic croithfidh, verbal noun croitheadh, past participle croite) (ambitransitive) to shake (transitive) to scatter, sprinkle (seeds, powder etc.) (ambitransitive) to wave (move back and forth; also of waving the hand in greeting or farewell) ==== Conjugation ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “croṫaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 272; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “croith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN