crúb

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Irish

Etymology

Possibly related to crobh.

Pronunciation

Noun

crúb f (genitive singular crúibe, nominative plural crúba)

  1. (anatomy) claw; hoof
  2. (figurative) claw, paw; hoof

Declension

Declension of crúb (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative crúb crúba
vocative a chrúb a chrúba
genitive crúibe crúb
dative crúb crúba
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chrúb na crúba
genitive na crúibe na gcrúb
dative leis an gcrúb
don chrúb 		leis na crúba

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crúb chrúb gcrúb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 372, page 126

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