cruinne

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to cruinn (round).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cruinne f (genitive singular cruinne, nominative plural cruinní)

  1. world, universe
  2. globe, orb

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Adjective[edit]

cruinne

  1. inflection of cruinn:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cruinne chruinne gcruinne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cruinn (round, spherical, globular).

Noun[edit]

cruinne m (genitive singular cruinne, plural cruinnean)

  1. sphere, globe, orb, circle, circumference, exactness, roundness

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