cruinn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠiːnʲ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /kɾˠiːn̠ʲ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠɪn̠ʲ/

Adjective

cruinn (genitive singular masculine cruinn, genitive singular feminine cruinne, plural cruinne, comparative cruinne)

1. round (circular or cylindrical)
2. gathered
3. exact, accurate
   1. clear, coherent
   2. steady
4. concentrated
5. frugal, sparing; miserly

Declension

Declension of cruinn

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	cruinn	chruinn	cruinne; chruinne2
vocative	chruinn		cruinne
genitive		cruinne	cruinne	cruinn
dative	cruinn; chruinn1	chruinn	cruinne; chruinne2
Comparative	níos cruinne
Superlative	is cruinne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• bliosán cruinn
• cruinnbhallach (“plump”, adjective)
• cruinncheannach (“round-headed”)
• cruinneachán (“dome”)
• cruinneagán (“small heap”)
• cruinneas (“accuracy”)
• cruinnigh
• cruinnmheá
• cruinnmheall
• cruinnradharcach (“sure-sighted”)
• cruinnsciath (“buckler, target”)
• cruinnsocach (“round-nosed”)
• cruinnteach
• míchruinn

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of cruinn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cruinn	chruinn	gcruinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cruinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cruinn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 203

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).

Adjective

cruinn

1. accurate, detailed, unambiguous
2. round, spherical, circular
3. circumstantial
4. compact
5. consummate, exact, scrupulous, strict

Antonyms

• neuchruinn

Derived terms

• cruinnid
• cruinnys

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cruinn	chruinn	gruinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰruɪɲ/

Adjective

cruinn

1. round, circular, globular
2. succinct, neat

   gu cruinn ― succinctly

3. gathered, assembled, collected

Derived terms

• camag chruinn
• cruinne
• cruinne-cè
• cruinnich

 

Mutation

Mutation of cruinn

radical	lenition
cruinn	chruinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.