cráiniam

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).

Noun

cráiniam m (genitive singular cráiniam, nominative plural cráiniamaí)

  1. (anatomy) cranium
    Synonyms: blaoscán, blaosc an chinn

Declension

Declension of cráiniam (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cráiniam cráiniamaí
vocative a chráiniam a chráiniamaí
genitive cráiniam cráiniamaí
dative cráiniam cráiniamaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cráiniam na cráiniamaí
genitive an chráiniam na gcráiniamaí
dative leis an gcráiniam
don chráiniam 		leis na cráiniamaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cráiniam
radical lenition eclipsis
cráiniam chráiniam gcráiniam

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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