crackan

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish croiccenn (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrakʲən/

Noun

crackan m (genitive singular crackanagh or craitnagh, plural crackanyn or craitnyn)

  1. skin, pelt, fur, hide
    • Cre yiow jeh'n chayt agh y crackan echey?
      • What will you get from the cat but its skin?
  2. peel, rind

Derived terms

  • aachrackan (“veneer”)

Mutation

Mutation of crackan
radical lenition eclipsis
crackan chrackan grackan

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

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