cruimh

Irish

Alternative forms

• cnuimh

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Old Irish cruim, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• (Galway) IPA^(key): /kɾˠevʲ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /kɾˠivʲ/

Noun

cruimh f (genitive singular cruimhe, nominative plural cruimheanna or crumha or cruimhe)

1. grub, larva, maggot, worm

Declension

Declension of cruimh (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cruimh cruimheanna vocative a chruimh a chruimheanna genitive cruimhe cruimheanna dative cruimh cruimheanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chruimh na cruimheanna genitive na cruimhe na gcruimheanna dative leis an gcruimh don chruimh leis na cruimheanna

Alternative declension

Declension of cruimh (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cruimh crumha vocative a chruimh a chrumha genitive cruimhe crumha dative cruimh crumha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chruimh na crumha genitive na cruimhe na gcrumha dative leis an gcruimh don chruimh leis na crumha

• Alternative plural form: cruimhe

Synonyms

• larbha
• péist
• péisteog bhán

Derived terms

• cruimh arbhair f (“corn weevil”)
• cruimh chadáis f (“boll weevil”)
• cruimh cháise f (“cheese-maggot”)
• cruimh chapaill f (“grub of tiger moth”)
• cruimh ithreach f (“larva of beetle”)
• cruimh phucháin f (“fluke-worm”)
• cruimh snáthaide móire f (“crane-fly grub, leather-jacket”)
• cruimheach (“maggoty”, adjective)
• crumhóg f (“maggot”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cruimh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cruimh	chruimh	gcruimh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cruimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN