crackan
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish croiccenn (“skin, hide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkraːɣən/
Noun
crackan m (genitive singular crackanagh or craitnagh, plural crackanyn or craitnyn)
- skin, pelt, fur, hide
- Cre yiow jeh'n chayt agh y crackan echey?
- What will you get from the cat but its skin?
- Cre yiow jeh'n chayt agh y crackan echey?
- peel, rind
Derived terms
- aachrackan (“veneer”)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
crackan | chrackan | grackan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |