cruachan

Irish

Alternative forms

• crua f, cruachaint f, cruadhú m

Etymology

From crua (“hard”) +‎ -chan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuəxən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster, also) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuəxənˠ/

Noun

cruachan f (genitive singular cruachana)

1. verbal noun of cruaigh
2. hardening

Declension

Declension of cruachan (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cruachan vocative a chruachan genitive cruachana dative cruachan forms with the definite article case singular nominative an chruachan genitive na cruachana dative leis an gcruachan don chruachan

Mutation

Mutated forms of cruachan

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cruachan	chruachan	gcruachan

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruachan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾuəxən/

Noun

cruachan f pl

1. plural of cruach

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾuəxan/

Noun

cruachan m (genitive singular cruachain, plural cruachanan)

1. diminutive of cruach
2. conical hill

Mutation

Mutation of cruachan

radical	lenition
cruachan	chruachan

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