cràin

See also: cráin

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

cràin f (genitive singular cràine, plural cràintean)

  1. sow (animal)[1][2]
  2. litter of pigs[1]
  3. female of any animal[1]

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cràinchràin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. bee in Edward Dwelly (1911) “cràin”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 9 May 2015.
  2. Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.
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