cráiniam
Irish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).
Noun
editcráiniam m (genitive singular cráiniam, nominative plural cráiniamaí)
- (anatomy) cranium
- Synonyms: blaoscán, blaosc an chinn
Declension
editDeclension of cráiniam
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- néaracráiniam (“neurocranium”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cráiniam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “cranium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cráiniam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm