crainn

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Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

crainn m

  1. inflection of crann:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of crainn
radical lenition eclipsis
crainn chrainn gcrainn

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

References

  1. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 107, page 22
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 23, page 23
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 162
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 19
  5. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 176, page 35
  6. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 464, page 172; reprinted 1979

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology 1

alternative form of cràin (“female of any animal”)

Noun

crainn f

  1. the queen of the hive
  2. (Islay) ugly old woman
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

crainn m

  1. inflection of crann (“tree”):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

Mutation of crainn
radical lenition
crainn chrainn

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 bee in Edward Dwelly (1911) “crainn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan ‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 9 May 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.
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