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crainn

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

crainn m

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

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crainn chrainn gcrainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic edit

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Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

crainn f

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

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

crainn m

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

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
crainn chrainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  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 [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 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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