cruit

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cruitt, originally the dative of crott (“harp, lute”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɾˠɪtʲ/

Noun

cruit f (genitive singular cruite, nominative plural cruiteanna)

  1. (music) (small) harp
  2. hunch, hump

Declension
Declension of cruit

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cruit cruiteanna
Vocative a chruit a chruiteanna
Genitive cruite cruiteanna
Dative cruit cruiteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chruit na cruiteanna
Genitive na cruite na gcruiteanna
Dative leis an gcruit

don chruit

 leis na cruiteanna

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cruit chruit gcruit
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cruit f

  1. croft
  2. Alternative form of croit

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