cruit
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cruitt, originally the dative of crott (“harp, lute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾˠɪtʲ/
Noun
cruit f (genitive singular cruite, nominative plural cruiteanna)
- (music) (small) harp
- hunch, hump
Declension
Declension of cruit
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cruitchlár
- cruitíneach
Related terms
- cláirseach
- cruitire
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cruit | chruit | gcruit |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cruit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cruit”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 203
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crott”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “cruit” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cruit” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
cruit f
- croft
- Alternative form of croit
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cruit | chruit |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |