croiccenn
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *krokkenom (“skin”), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.[1] However, compare Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz (“ridge, back, spine”) and German Krug.[2]
Cognate with Breton kroc'hen, Cornish kroghen; Welsh croen (< *kroknom).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
croiccenn n (genitive croiccinn, nominative plural croicne)
Inflection edit
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | croiccennN | croiccennN | croiccennL, croicneL |
| Vocative | croiccennN | croiccennN | croiccennL, croicneL |
| Accusative | croiccennN | croiccennN | croiccennL, croicneL |
| Genitive | croiccinnL | croiccenn | croiccennN |
| Dative | croicciunnL | croicnib | croicnib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “krok(ke)no-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 226
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “croiccenn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page craicionn