criathar

See also: críathar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish críathar, from Proto-Celtic *kreitros (whence also Welsh crwydr), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-trom.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲiəhəɾˠ/, /ˈcɾʲiːhəɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲiə(hə)ɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲiːhəɾˠ/

Noun

criathar m (genitive singular criathair or créithir, nominative plural criathair or créithre)

1. sieve, riddle (sieve with coarse meshes), screen (material woven from fine wires)

   Synonyms: síothlán, rilleán

2. sifter (tool for sifting)

   Synonym: scagaire

Declension

Standard declension:

Declension of criathar (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative criathar criathair vocative a chriathair a chriathara genitive criathair criathar dative criathar criathair forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an criathar na criathair genitive an chriathair na gcriathar dative leis an gcriathar don chriathar leis na criathair

Alternative declension:

Declension of criathar (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative criathar créithre vocative a chréithir a chréithre genitive créithir créithre dative criathar créithre forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an criathar na créithre genitive an chréithir na gcréithre dative leis an gcriathar don chriathar leis na créithre

Derived terms

• criathar meala (“honeycomb”)
• criathraigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of criathar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
criathar	chriathar	gcriathar

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

Further reading

• “criathar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “criaṫar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 194
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “criathar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish críathar, from Proto-Celtic *kreitros (whence also Welsh crwydr), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-trom. Compare Irish criathar.

Noun

criathar m (genitive singular criathair, plural criatharan)

1. sieve, riddle (sieve with coarse meshes)

Declension

Declension of criathar (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	criathar	criatharan
genitive	criathair	chriatharan
dative	criathar	criatharan; criatharaibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) criathar	(na) criatharan
genitive	(a') chriathair	(nan) criatharan
dative	(a') chriathar	(na) criatharan; criatharaibh1
vocative	chriathair	chriatharan; chriatharan

¹ archaic or poetic form

Mutation

Mutation of criathar

radical	lenition
criathar	chriathar

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “criathar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN