cruithneacht
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cruithneacht
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cruithnecht, from a compound whose second element is Proto-Celtic *nixtos (“winnowed, wheat”) (compare Welsh gwe-nith (“wheat”) Breton gwinizh (“wheat”) from *uɸo-nixtos), from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (“to winnow”). Cognate with Manx curnaght and Scottish Gaelic cruithneachd.
Pronunciation
Noun
cruithneacht f (genitive singular cruithneachta)
- wheat (grain)
Declension
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Derived terms
- arán cruithneachta (“wheat bread”)
- cruithneacht earraigh (“spring wheat”)
- cruithneacht gheimhridh (“winter wheat”)
- fásann cogal roimh chruithneacht (“ill weeds grow apace”)
- lúb na cruithneacha (“double moss stitch”)
- plúr cruithneachta (“wheat flour”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cruithneacht | chruithneacht | gcruithneacht |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruithneacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN