creachadóir

Irish

Alternative forms

• creachaire, creachtóir^[1]

Etymology

From creach (“to plunder, raid”) +‎ -adóir.

Noun

creachadóir m (genitive singular creachadóra, nominative plural creachadóirí)

1. plunderer, marauder, spoiler, looter
2. destroyer (one that destroys)

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative creachadóir creachadóra Vocative a chreachadóir a chreachadóra Genitive creachadóir creachadóra Dative creachadóir creachadóra

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an creachadóir na creachadóra Genitive an chreachadóir na gcreachadóra Dative leis an gcreachadóir don chreachadóir leis na creachadóra

Declension of creachadóir

Fourth declension

Synonyms

• (plunderer): sladaí, foghlaí
• (destroyer): scriostóir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
creachadóir	chreachadóir	gcreachadóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. “creachadóir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crechatóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crechthóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “creaċadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 192
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creachadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN