cruachan

Irish

Alternative forms

• crua f, cruachaint f, cruadhú m

Etymology

From crua (“hard”) +‎ -chan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuəxən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster, also) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuəxənˠ/

Noun

cruachan f (genitive singular cruachana)

1. verbal noun of cruaigh
2. hardening

Declension

Declension of cruachan

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative cruachan Vocative a chruachan Genitive cruachana Dative cruachan

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chruachan Genitive na cruachana Dative leis an gcruachan don chruachan

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cruachan	chruachan	gcruachan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cruachan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾuəxən/

Noun

cruachan f pl

1. plural of cruach

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾuəxan/

Noun

cruachan m (genitive singular cruachain, plural cruachanan)

1. Diminutive of cruach
2. conical hill

Mutation

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