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creim

creim

Irish

Verb

creim (present analytic creimeann, future analytic creimfidh, verbal noun creimeadh, past participle creimthe)

  1. to gnaw
  2. to corrode, erode

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
creim chreim gcreim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • creimmid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “creimim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "creim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.