crannóg

See also: crannog

Irish

Etymology

crannóg (sense 3)

crannóg (sense 4)

crannóg (sense 5)

From Middle Irish crannóc. By surface analysis, crann (“tree”) +‎ -óg. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic crannag.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠəˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠan̪ˠoːɡ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠan̪ˠaɡ/

Noun

crannóg f (genitive singular crannóige, nominative plural crannóga)

1. a piece of wood
2. any box-like wooden vessel or structure
3. a wooden lake-dwelling, crannog
4. (nautical) crow's nest, lookout
5. hopper (temporary storage bin)
6. pulpit (raised platform in church)

   Synonym: puilpid

7. (fishing) a wooden winding frame for fishing line

Declension

Declension of crannóg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative crannóg crannóga vocative a chrannóg a chrannóga genitive crannóige crannóg dative crannóg crannóig (archaic, dialectal) crannóga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chrannóg na crannóga genitive na crannóige na gcrannóg dative leis an gcrannóg leis an gcrannóig (archaic, dialectal) don chrannóg don chrannóig (archaic, dialectal) leis na crannóga

Descendants

• → English: crannog, crannóg, crannoge
  • Portuguese: crannog

Mutation

Mutated forms of crannóg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
crannóg	chrannóg	gcrannóg

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crannóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “crannóg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 189
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crannóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN