crimthan

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• crimthann

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲrʲiβ̃θən/

Noun

crimthan m (genitive crimthain, nominative plural crimthain)

1. fox

   Synonym: sinnach

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
crimthan	chrimthan	crimthan pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crimthan(n)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language