crúb

See also: crùb

Irish

Etymology

Possibly related to crobh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾˠuːbˠ/[1]

Noun

crúb f (genitive singular crúibe, nominative plural crúba)

  1. (anatomy) claw; hoof
  2. (figurative) claw, paw; hoof

Declension

Declension of crúb (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative crúb crúba
vocative a chrúb a chrúba
genitive crúibe crúb
dative crúb crúba
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chrúb na crúba
genitive na crúibe na gcrúb
dative leis an gcrúb
don chrúb 		leis na crúba

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of crúb
radical lenition eclipsis
crúb chrúb gcrúb

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 372, page 126

Further reading

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