cruinne

Irish

Etymology

Related to cruinn (“round”).

Noun

cruinne f (genitive singular cruinne, nominative plural cruinní)

  1. world, universe
  2. globe, orb

Declension

Derived terms

Adjective

cruinne

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

Mutation

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

Etymology

From cruinn (“round, spherical, globular”).

Noun

cruinne m (genitive singular cruinne, plural cruinnean)

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

Usage notes

Derived terms

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