crúibín

Irish

Etymology

From crúb (“hoof”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠuːbʲinʲ/

Noun

crúibín m (genitive singular crúibín, nominative plural crúibíní)

1. diminutive of crúb (“hoof”)
2. pigs' feet (as food)

Declension

Declension of crúibín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative crúibín crúibíní Vocative a chrúibín a chrúibíní Genitive crúibín crúibíní Dative crúibín crúibíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an crúibín na crúibíní Genitive an chrúibín na gcrúibíní Dative leis an gcrúibín don chrúibín leis na crúibíní

Descendants

• → English: crubeen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crúibín	chrúibín	gcrúibín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “crúibín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crúibín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “crúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 202
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN