cruithneachd
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- croineachd
- cruineachd
Etymology
From Old Irish cruithnecht, from a compound whose second element is Proto-Celtic *nixtos (“winnowed, wheat”) (compare Welsh gwe-nith (“wheat”) from *uɸo-nixtos), from Proto-Indo-European *neyk- (“to winnow”). Cognate with Irish cruithneacht and Manx curnaght.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾɯɲəxk/
Derived terms
- aran-cruithneachd (“wheat bread”)
- brochan-cruithneachd (“flummery”)
- cruithneachd-buidhe (“buckwheat”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cruithneachd | chruithneachd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cruithneachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cruithnecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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