crúibín
Irish
Etymology
From crúb (“hoof”) + -ín
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠuːbʲinʲ/
Noun
crúibín m (genitive singular crúibín, nominative plural crúibíní)
- Diminutive of crúb (“hoof”)
- pigs' feet (as food)
Declension
Declension of crúibín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Descendants
- → English: crubeen
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
crúibín | chrúibín | gcrúibín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “crúibín” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crúibín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “crúibín” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 202.
- "crúibín" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.