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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish crann, from Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠaun̪ˠ/
- (Aran, Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /kɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠan̪ˠ/
Noun
[edit]crann m (genitive singular crainn, nominative plural crainn)
- tree
- pole, stake
- beam
- trunk, handle
- (construction) wood, timber, lumber
- (nautical) mast
- crane (device)
Declension
[edit]Declension of crann
- Alternative plural forms: crainnte, croinnte (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
crann | chrann | gcrann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “crann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “crann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom. Cognate to Welsh pren.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]crann n (genitive cruinn)
- tree
- c. 760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, published in "A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan" (2017; PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth), edited and with translations by Siobhán Barrett, stanza 64
- To·fich sruth folo – ró tinn – combu derg snob cech óenchruinn.
- A stream of blood gushed forth – too severe – so that the bark of every single tree was red.
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 61b13
- .i. don chrunn fésin is nomen buxum hi sin, ni don torud ⁊ is ainsid neutair.
- The word buxum here is for the tree itself, not for the fruit, and it is an accusative neuter.
- c. 760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, published in "A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan" (2017; PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth), edited and with translations by Siobhán Barrett, stanza 64
- wood, timber
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 18b4
- .i. roth cruind forsa ndenat na cerda in lestrai nui ł. cran cruin immua mbiat ocua ndenum.
- i.e. a round wheel on which the potters make the new vessels, or a round piece of wood around which [the potters] are while making [the vessels].
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 18b4
Inflection
[edit]Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | crannN | crannN | crannL, cranna |
Vocative | crannN | crannN | crannL, cranna |
Accusative | crannN | crannN | crannL, cranna |
Genitive | cruinnL | crann | crannN |
Dative | crunnL | crannaib | crannaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
crann | chrann | crann pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kʷresno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 181
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish crann (“tree”), from Old Irish crann. Cognates include Irish crann and Manx croan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]crann m (genitive singular crainn or croinn, plural crainn or croinn)
- plough
- mast (of a ship)
- bar, bolt
- beam, shaft
- saltire
- pole (point of rotation)
- cran (measure for herring)
- crane (device for lifting)
- lot (device for determining luck)
- (chiefly in compounds) tree
Declension
[edit]With the slenderised vowel -ai-:
Declension of crann (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | crann | crainn |
Genitive | crainn | chrann |
Dative | crann | crainn; crannaibh* |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (an) crann | (na) crainn |
Genitive | (a') chrainn | (nan) crann |
Dative | (a') chrann | (na) crainn; crannaibh* |
Vocative | (a) chrainn | (a) chranna |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
With the slenderised vowel -oi-:
Declension of crann (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | crann | croinn |
Genitive | croinn | chrann |
Dative | crann | croinn; crannaibh* |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (an) crann | (na) croinn |
Genitive | (a') chroinn | (nan) crann |
Dative | (a') chrann | (na) croinn; crannaibh* |
Vocative | (a) chroinn | (a) chranna |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
crann | chrann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “crann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Colin Mark (2003) “crann”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 174
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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