craiceann

Irish

Alternative forms
  • croiceann

Etymology

From Old Irish croiccenn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠacən̪ˠ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): (reflecting the spelling croiceann) /ˈkɾˠɪcən̪ˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): (reflecting the spelling croiceann) /ˈkɾˠɛcən̪ˠ/, /ˈkɾˠæcən̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠæcən̪ˠ/

Noun

craiceann m (genitive singular craicinn, nominative plural craicne)

  1. skin (outer covering of the body of a person, animal, vegetable, or fruit); rind (of cheese, etc.)
    Synonym: cneas
  2. surface
  3. finish, polish

Declension
Declension of craiceann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative craiceann craicne
Vocative a chraicinn a chraicne
Genitive craicinn craicne
Dative craiceann craicne

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an craiceann na craicne
Genitive an chraicinn na gcraicne
Dative leis an gcraiceann

don chraiceann

 leis na craicne

Derived terms
  • bualadh craicinn (“sexual intercourse”)
  • craiceann béir (“bearskin”)
  • craiceann bó (“cow-hide”)
  • craiceann briosc (“crackling”)
  • craiceann caocháin (“moleskin”)
  • craiceann circe (“goose-flesh”)
  • craiceann fia (“buckskin, deerskin”)
  • craiceann fiaghabhair (“chamois-leather”)
  • craiceann gé (“goose-flesh”)
  • craiceann lao (“calfskin”)
  • craiceann muice (“pigskin”)
  • craiceann oinniúin (“onion skin”)
  • craiceann pónaí (“pony-skin”)
  • cruachraicneach (“hide-bound”, adjective)
  • cruas craicinn (“callosity”)
  • déanamh craicinn (“sexual intercourse”)
  • fliuch go craiceann (“soaking wet”)
  • salachar craicinn (“skin eruption”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
craiceann chraiceann gcraiceann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish croiccenn.

Noun

craiceann m (genitive singular craicinn or craicne, plural craicnean)

  1. skin
  2. hide
    Synonym: seiche

Derived terms

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

References
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