cruinneán

See also: cruinnean

Irish

Etymology

From cruinne (“globe, orb”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

cruinneán m (genitive singular cruinneáin, nominative plural cruinneáin)

1. round object; small orb
2. (heraldry) roundel
3. Alternative form of cruinneagán (“small heap, collection”)

Declension

Declension of cruinneán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cruinneán cruinneáin Vocative a chruinneáin a chruinneána Genitive cruinneáin cruinneán Dative cruinneán cruinneáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cruinneán na cruinneáin Genitive an chruinneáin na gcruinneán Dative leis an gcruinneán don chruinneán leis na cruinneáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cruinneán	chruinneán	gcruinneán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruinneán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN