cruachan
Irish
Alternative forms
- crua f, cruachaint f, cruadhú m
Etymology
From crua (“hard”) + -chan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠuəxən̪ˠ/
- (Connacht, Ulster, also) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠuəxənˠ/
Noun
cruachan f (genitive singular cruachana)
- verbal noun of cruaigh
- hardening
Declension
Declension of cruachan
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cruachan | chruachan | gcruachan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cruachan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾuəxən/
Noun
cruachan f pl
- plural of cruach
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾuəxan/
Noun
cruachan m (genitive singular cruachain, plural cruachanan)
- Diminutive of cruach
- conical hill
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cruachan | chruachan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |