cráin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cráin.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /kɾˠɑːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠaːnʲ/

Noun

cráin f (genitive singular cránach, nominative plural cránacha)

sow

Declension

Declension of cráin

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cráin	cránacha
Vocative	a chráin	a chránacha
Genitive	cránach	cránacha
Dative	cráin	cránacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chráin	na cránacha
Genitive	na cránach	na gcránacha
Dative	leis an gcráin don chráin	leis na cránacha

Derived terms

cráinbheach f (“queen bee”)
más ionúin an chráin is ionúin an t-ál (“love me, love my dog”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cráin	chráin	gcráin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cráin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “cráin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cráin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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