cráin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cráin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɾˠɑːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠaːnʲ/

Noun

cráin f (genitive singular cránach, nominative plural cránacha)

1. sow

Declension

Declension of cráin

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cráin cránacha Vocative a chráin a chránacha Genitive cránach cránacha Dative cráin cránacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chráin na cránacha Genitive na cránach na gcránacha Dative leis an gcráin don chráin leis na cránacha

Derived terms

• cráinbheach f (“queen bee”)
• más ionúin an chráin is ionúin an t-ál (“love me, love my dog”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cráin	chráin	gcráin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cráin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cráin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cráin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024