críonna
See also: crìonna
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
críonna
Derived terms
- ainchríonna (“imprudent; rash”, adjective)
- an buachaill críonna m (“the old fellow; the Devil”)
- athair críonna m (“grandfather”)
- críonnacht f (“wisdom, prudence; shrewdness, sagacity; thriftiness; maturity; old age”)
- daid críonna m (“grand-dad”)
- máthair chríonna f (“grandmother”)
- neamhchríonna (“unwise, imprudent; improvident”)
- seanchríonna (“precocious; knowing, wise, old and experienced; streetwise”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| críonna | chríonna | gcríonna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “críonna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “críonna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “críonna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024