cráiniam

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).

Noun

cráiniam m (genitive singular cráiniam, nominative plural cráiniamaí)

1. (anatomy) cranium

   Synonyms: blaoscán, blaosc an chinn

Declension

Declension of cráiniam

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cráiniam cráiniamaí Vocative a chráiniam a chráiniamaí Genitive cráiniam cráiniamaí Dative cráiniam cráiniamaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cráiniam na cráiniamaí Genitive an chráiniam na gcráiniamaí Dative leis an gcráiniam don chráiniam leis na cráiniamaí

Derived terms

• néaracráiniam (“neurocranium”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cráiniam	chráiniam	gcráiniam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cráiniam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “cranium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “cráiniam” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.