cruinn
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠiːnʲ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /kɾˠiːn̠ʲ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠɪn̠ʲ/
Adjective
cruinn (genitive singular masculine cruinn, genitive singular feminine cruinne, plural cruinne, comparative cruinne)
- round (circular or cylindrical)
- gathered
- exact, accurate
- clear, coherent
- steady
- concentrated
- frugal, sparing; miserly
Declension
Declension of cruinn
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cruinn | chruinn | cruinne; chruinne² | |
Vocative | chruinn | cruinne | ||
Genitive | cruinne | cruinne | cruinn | |
Dative | cruinn; chruinn¹ | chruinn | cruinne; chruinne² | |
Comparative | níos cruinne | |||
Superlative | is cruinne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- bliosán cruinn (“globe artichoke”)
- cruinnbhallach (“round of limb, plump”, adjective)
- cruinncheannach (“round-headed; round-ended”, adjective)
- cruinneachán (“dome”)
- cruinneagán (“small heap, collection”)
- cruinneas (“exactness, accuracy; accumulation, collection; clearness, coherence; steadiness; frugality, sparingness”)
- cruinnigh (“assemble; collect; draw together; summon up, recover; converge, focus; make more exact; form”, verb)
- cruinnmheá (“precision balance”)
- cruinnmheall (“round mass; globe”)
- cruinnradharcach (“sure-sighted”, adjective)
- cruinnsciath (“buckler, target”)
- cruinnsocach (“round-nosed”, adjective)
- cruinnteach (“rotunda”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cruinn | chruinn | gcruinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "cruinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cruinn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “cruinn” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).
Adjective
cruinn
- accurate, detailed, unambiguous
- round, spherical, circular
- circumstantial
- compact
- consummate, exact, scrupulous, strict
Antonyms
- neuchruinn
Derived terms
- cruinnid
- cruinnys
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cruinn | chruinn | gruinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰruɪɲ/
Adjective
cruinn
- round, circular, globular
- succinct, neat
- gu cruinn - succinctly
- gathered, assembled, collected
Derived terms
- camag chruinn
- cruinne
- cruinne-cè
- cruinnich