crann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish crann, from Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠaun̪ˠ/
(Aran, Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /kɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

crann m (genitive singular crainn, nominative plural crainn)

tree
pole, stake
beam
trunk, handle
(construction) wood, timber, lumber
crane (device)

Declension

Declension of crann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	crann	crainn
Vocative	a chrainn	a chranna
Genitive	crainn	crann
Dative	crann	crainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an crann	na crainn
Genitive	an chrainn	na gcrann
Dative	leis an gcrann don chrann	leis na crainn

Alternative plural forms: crainnte, croinnte (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Terms derived from crann

brógchrann (“boot-tree”)
cat crainn (“(pine) marten”)
crann-chróineolaíocht f (“dendrochronology”)

crann cuilinn (“holly tree”)
crann deiridh (“mizzenmast”)
cranneolaíocht f (“silviculture, forestry”)

crannfhear (“aging man”)
crann síorghlas (“evergreen tree”)
i gcrann (“aloft”)

Related terms

Terms related to crann

adhmad (“wood, timber”)
bíoma (“beam”)

duille (“leaf; leaves, foliage”)
duilleog (“leaf”)

géag (“branch, limb”)
stoc (“stock, trunk”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crann	chrann	gcrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"crann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“crann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish crann.

Noun

crann m (genitive singular crainn or croinn, plural crainn or croinn)

tree
(nautical) mast
bar (of wood, metal, etc.)
plough
bolt (fastener)
crane (device)
saltire

Derived terms

Terms derived from crann

crann-cuilinn (“holly tree”)
crann-dealain (“electricity pylon, transmission tower”)

crann-deiridh (“mizzenmast”)

crann-gaoithe (“wind turbine”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
crann	chrann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
“crann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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