cruimh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Old Irish cruim, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cruimh f (genitive singular cruimhe, nominative plural cruimheanna or crumha or cruimhe)

  1. grub, larva, maggot, worm

Declension

Declension of cruimh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cruimh cruimheanna
vocative a chruimh a chruimheanna
genitive cruimhe cruimheanna
dative cruimh cruimheanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chruimh na cruimheanna
genitive na cruimhe na gcruimheanna
dative leis an gcruimh
don chruimh 		leis na cruimheanna
Alternative declension
Declension of cruimh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cruimh crumha
vocative a chruimh a chrumha
genitive cruimhe crumha
dative cruimh crumha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chruimh na crumha
genitive na cruimhe na gcrumha
dative leis an gcruimh
don chruimh 		leis na crumha

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cruimh
radical lenition eclipsis
cruimh chruimh gcruimh

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 155
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 42, page 1
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath : Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 60
  4. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 138, page 29

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