# creath
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* crath (Cois Fharraige)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Irish crethaid ~ crithid (“to tremble”), derived from Old Irish crith (“trembling, fever”).

#### Verb

creath (present analytic creathann, future analytic creathfaidh, verbal noun creathadh, past participle creata)
* (intransitive) to tremble

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | creathaim | creathann tú; creathair$^†$ | creathann sé, sí | creathaimid | creathann sibh | creathann siad; creathaid$^†$ | a chreathann; a chreathas / a gcreathann* | creatar |
| indicative | past | chreath mé; chreathas | chreath tú; chreathais | chreath sé, sí | chreathamar; chreath muid | chreath sibh; chreathabhair | chreath siad; chreathadar | a chreath / ar chreath* | creathadh |
| indicative | past habitual | chreathainn / gcreathainn‡‡ | chreatá / gcreatá‡‡ | chreathadh sé, sí / gcreathadh sé, sí‡‡ | chreathaimis; chreathadh muid / gcreathaimis‡‡; gcreathadh muid‡‡ | chreathadh sibh / gcreathadh sibh‡‡ | chreathaidís; chreathadh siad / gcreathaidís‡‡; gcreathadh siad‡‡ | a chreathadh / a gcreathadh* | chreataí / gcreataí‡‡ |
| future | future | creathfaidh mé; creathfad | creathfaidh tú; creathfair$^†$ | creathfaidh sé, sí | creathfaimid; creathfaidh muid | creathfaidh sibh | creathfaidh siad; creathfaid$^†$ | a chreathfaidh; a chreathfas / a gcreathfaidh* | creathfar |
| conditional | conditional | chreathfainn / gcreathfainn‡‡ | chreathfá / gcreathfá‡‡ | chreathfadh sé, sí / gcreathfadh sé, sí‡‡ | chreathfaimis; chreathfadh muid / gcreathfaimis‡‡; gcreathfadh muid‡‡ | chreathfadh sibh / gcreathfadh sibh‡‡ | chreathfaidís; chreathfadh siad / gcreathfaidís‡‡; gcreathfadh siad‡‡ | a chreathfadh / a gcreathfadh* | chreathfaí / gcreathfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go gcreatha mé; go gcreathad$^†$ | go gcreatha tú; go gcreathair$^†$ | go gcreatha sé, sí | go gcreathaimid; go gcreatha muid | go gcreatha sibh | go gcreatha siad; go gcreathaid$^†$ | — | go gcreatar |
| subjunctive | past | dá gcreathainn | dá gcreatá | dá gcreathadh sé, sí | dá gcreathaimis; dá gcreathadh muid | dá gcreathadh sibh | dá gcreathaidís; dá gcreathadh siad | — | dá gcreataí |
| imperative | imperative | creathaim | creath | creathadh sé, sí | creathaimis | creathaigí; creathaidh$^†$ | creathaidís | — | creatar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | creathadh | creathadh | creathadh | creathadh | creathadh | creathadh | creathadh | creathadh |
| past participle | past participle | creata | creata | creata | creata | creata | creata | creata | creata |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### Derived terms

* creathaire

##### Related terms

* creathach
* creathadach
* creathán
* creathnaigh
* crith
* crithir

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

creath m (genitive singular creatha, nominative plural creathaí)
* Alternative form of creat

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
creath
creathaí
vocative
a chreath
a chreathaí
genitive
creatha
creathaí
dative
creath
creathaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an creath
na creathaí
genitive
an chreatha
na gcreathaí
dative
leis an gcreath don chreath
leis na creathaí :

### Mutation

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

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “creath”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “creath”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025