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cruinne

cruinne

Irish

Noun

cruinne f ‎(genitive singular cruinne, nominative plural cruinní)

world, universe
globe, orb

Declension

Declension of cruinne

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cruinne	cruinní
Vocative	a chruinne	a chruinní
Genitive	cruinne	cruinní
Dative	cruinne	cruinní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chruinne	na cruinní
Genitive	na cruinne	na gcruinní
Dative	leis an gcruinne don chruinne	leis na cruinní

Derived terms

Terms derived from cruinne

cruinneán m ‎(“round object; small orb; roundel”)

cruinneog f ‎(“round object; (small) orb, globe”)

cruinnín m ‎(“globule”)

Adjective

cruinne

genitive singular feminine of cruinn
nominative and vocative and dative and strong genitive plural of cruinn
comparative degree of cruinn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cruinne	chruinne	gcruinne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cruinne m ‎(genitive singular cruinne, plural cruinnean)

sphere, globe, orb, circle, circumference, exactness, roundness

Usage notes

Feminine in the genitive.

Derived terms

cruinne-cè ‎(“Earth; world, universe”)
leth-chruinne ‎(“hemisphere”)