cráiniam
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).
Noun
cráiniam m (genitive singular cráiniam, nominative plural cráiniamaí)
- (anatomy) cranium
- Synonyms: blaoscán, blaosc an chinn
Declension
Declension of cráiniam
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- néaracráiniam (“neurocranium”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cráiniam | chráiniam | gcráiniam |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cráiniam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “cranium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “cráiniam” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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