See also: Crom and cróm

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Chemical element
Cr
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, color), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (to grind, rub).

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crom m (uncountable)

  1. chromium

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Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish cromm, from Old Irish cromb (bent, stooped),[1] from Proto-Celtic *krumbos, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz (whence German krumm and Dutch krom). The verb is from Old Irish crommaid (to bend down, stoop), from the adjective.

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crom (genitive singular masculine croim, genitive singular feminine croime, plural croma, comparative croime)

  1. bent down, bent over, stooped, hunched

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crom (present analytic cromann, future analytic cromfaidh, verbal noun cromadh, past participle cromtha)

  1. to bend over, stoop

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Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crom chrom gcrom
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cromm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 291, page 104

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Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *krumb, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz.

Adjective edit

crom

  1. bent, not straight
  2. wrong (morally)

Inflection edit

Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite crom cromme crom cromme
Definite cromme cromme
Accusative Indefinite crommen cromme crom cromme
Definite cromme
Genitive croms crommer croms crommer
Dative crommen crommer crommen crommen

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Descendants edit

  • Dutch: krom
  • Limburgish: krómp

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Middle English edit

Noun edit

crom

  1. Alternative form of crome

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Chemical element
Cr
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, color), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreu (to grind, rub).

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crom n (uncountable)

  1. chromium (chemical element)

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Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish cromm, from Old Irish cromb (bent, stooped), from Proto-Celtic *krumbos, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz. The verb is from Old Irish crommaid (to bend down, stoop), from the adjective.

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crom (comparative cruime)

  1. bent, curved, crooked, round

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Verb edit

crom (past chrom, future cromaidh, verbal noun cromadh, past participle cromte)

  1. bend, curve
  2. bow, stoop
  3. crouch
  4. nod

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Vietnamese edit

Chemical element
Cr
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Etymology edit

From French chrome.

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crom

  1. chromium