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craiceann
craiceann
Irish
Alternative forms
- croiceann
Noun
craiceann m (genitive singular craicinn, nominative plural craicne)
- skin (outer covering of the body of a person, animal, vegetable, or fruit); rind (of cheese, etc.)
- surface
- finish, polish
Declension
Declension of craiceann
First declension
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Mutation
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| craiceann | chraiceann | gcraiceann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “croiccenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “croiceann” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 163.
- "craiceann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.