cruit

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cruitt, originally the dative of crott (“harp, lute”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾˠitʲ/[2][3]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /kɾˠidʲ/, (older) /kɾˠɯdʲ/[4]

Noun

cruit f (genitive singular cruite, nominative plural cruiteanna)

  1. (music) (small) harp
  2. hunch, hump

Declension

Declension of cruit (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cruit cruiteanna
vocative a chruit a chruiteanna
genitive cruite cruiteanna
dative cruit cruiteanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chruit na cruiteanna
genitive na cruite na gcruiteanna
dative leis an gcruit
don chruit 		leis na cruiteanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cruit
radical lenition eclipsis
cruit chruit gcruit

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crott”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 324
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 44
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 164

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cruit f

  1. alternative form of croit (“croft”)

Mutation

Mutation of cruit
radical lenition
cruit chruit

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

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