cruinn

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cruinn (genitive singular masculine cruinn, genitive singular feminine cruinne, plural cruinne, comparative cruinne)

  1. round (circular or cylindrical)
  2. gathered
  3. exact, accurate
    1. clear, coherent
    2. steady
  4. concentrated
  5. frugal, sparing; miserly

Declension

Declension of cruinn
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative cruinn chruinn cruinne;
chruinne2
vocative chruinn cruinne
genitive cruinne cruinne cruinn
dative cruinn;
chruinn1 		chruinn cruinne;
chruinne2
Comparative níos cruinne
Superlative is cruinne

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

Mutated forms of cruinn
radical lenition eclipsis
cruinn chruinn gcruinn

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

References

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).

Adjective

cruinn

  1. accurate, detailed, unambiguous
  2. round, spherical, circular
  3. circumstantial
  4. compact
  5. consummate, exact, scrupulous, strict

Antonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cruinn chruinn gruinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cruinn

  1. round, circular, globular
  2. succinct, neat
    gu cruinn ― succinctly
  3. gathered, assembled, collected

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cruinn
radical lenition
cruinn chruinn

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

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