críon
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See also: crìon
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
críon (genitive singular masculine crín, genitive singular feminine críne, plural críona, comparative críne)
Declension[edit]
Declension of críon
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | críon | chríon | críona; chríona² | |
| Vocative | chrín | críona | ||
| Genitive | críne | críona | críon | |
| Dative | críon; chríon¹ |
chríon; chrín (archaic) |
críona; chríona² | |
| Comparative | níos críne | |||
| Superlative | is críne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
- críon-aibí (“over-ripe”)
- críonán (“old wizened person”)
- críonaosta (“old and withered”)
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| críon | chríon | gcríon |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “críon”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 195
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “críon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “críon”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “críon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024