crainn

crainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• crainnte (dialectal nominative/dative plural)
• croinn (obsolete)
• croinnte (Cois Fharraige)

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): [kɾˠaiɲ]
• (Cork, Kerry) IPA^(key): [kɾˠiːnʲ]
• (Galway) IPA^(key): [kɾˠiːn̠ʲ]
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): [kɾˠɪn̠ʲ]

Noun

crainn m

1. inflection of crann:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crainn	chrainn	gcrainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Alternative form of cràin (“female of any animal”)

Noun

crainn f

1. the queen of the hive[1][2]
2. (Islay) ugly old woman[1][2]

See also

• beach[1][2]
• beach-eòlais[1][2]
• cràin[1][2]
• cràin-sheillean[1][2]
• màthair-ghuir[1][2]
• seillean[1][2]

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

crainn m

1. inflection of crann (“tree”):
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative plural

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
crainn	chrainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. bee in Edward Dwelly (1911), “crainn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 9 May 2015.
2. Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.