crannóg

See also: crannog

Irish

Etymology

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
singular plural
nominative crannóg crannóga
vocative a chrannóg a chrannóga
genitive crannóige crannóg
dative crannóg
crannóig (archaic, dialectal) 		crannóga
forms with the definite article
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.

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