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crann

crann

Irish

Noun

crann m (genitive singular crainn, nominative plural crainn)

  1. tree
  2. pole, stake
  3. beam
  4. trunk, handle
  5. (construction) wood, timber, lumber
  6. crane (device)

Declension

  • Alternative plural forms: crainnte, croinnte (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Related terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crann chrann gcrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "crann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • crann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish crann.

Noun

crann m (genitive singular crainn or croinn, plural crainn or croinn)

  1. tree
  2. (nautical) mast
  3. bar (of wood, metal, etc.)
  4. plough
  5. bolt (fastener)
  6. crane (device)
  7. saltire

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
crann chrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • crann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.