crannfhear

crannfhear

Irish

Alternative forms

• cráinfhear
• crónfhear

Etymology

From crann (“tree”) +‎ fear (“man”).

Noun

crannfhear m (genitive singular crannfhir, nominative plural crannfhir)

1. aging man

Declension

Declension of crannfhear

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative crannfhear crannfhir Vocative a chrannfhir a chrannfheara Genitive crannfhir crannfhear Dative crannfhear crannfhir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an crannfhear na crannfhir Genitive an chrannfhir na gcrannfhear Dative leis an gcrannfhear don chrannfhear leis na crannfhir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crannfhear	chrannfhear	gcrannfhear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "crannfhear" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.