cruachan

Irish

Alternative forms

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

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾuəxən/

Noun

cruachan f pl

  1. plural of cruach

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
cruachanchruachan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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