crúibín

Irish

Etymology

From crúb (“hoof”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuːbʲinʲ/

Noun

crúibín m (genitive singular crúibín, nominative plural crúibíní)

1. diminutive of crúb (“hoof”)
2. pigs' feet (as food)

Declension

Declension of crúibín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative crúibín crúibíní vocative a chrúibín a chrúibíní genitive crúibín crúibíní dative crúibín crúibíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an crúibín na crúibíní genitive an chrúibín na gcrúibíní dative leis an gcrúibín don chrúibín leis na crúibíní

Descendants

• → English: crubeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of crúibín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
crúibín	chrúibín	gcrúibín

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

Further reading

• “crúibín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crúibín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “crúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 202
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN