crobh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish crob, from Proto-Celtic *kruwos (“hoof”), itself related to *karwos (“stag”).
Noun
crobh m (genitive singular croibh, nominative plural croibh) or
crobh f (genitive singular croibhe, nominative plural crobha)
- hand; clawed foot, paw; talons
Declension
As a masculine first-declension noun:
Declension of crobh
First declension
Bare forms:
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
Declension of crobh
Second declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- crobhán (“small hand, paw”)
- crobhchrág (“dogclutch”)
- crobh fola (“geranium”)
- crobhlasc (“pear-switch”)
- crobhneart (“strength of hand”)
- crobhóg (“tiny hand”)
- crobh préacháin (“crowfoot”)
- crobhscaoilte (“open-handed”, adjective)
- crobhspíce (“dog-spike”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
crobh | chrobh | gcrobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “crobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “claw” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crob”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “crubh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN