críon

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See also: crìon

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish crín.

Pronunciation

Adjective

críon (genitive singular masculine crín, genitive singular feminine críne, plural críona, comparative críne)

  1. withered, decayed

Declension

Declension of críon
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative críon chríon críona;
chríona²
Vocative chrín críona
Genitive críne críona críon
Dative críon;
chríon¹ 		chríon;
chrín (archaic) 		críona;
chríona²
Comparative níos críne
Superlative is críne

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
críon chríon gcríon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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