crannóg

See also: crannog

Irish

Etymology

crannóg (sense 3)
crannóg (sense 4)
crannóg (sense 5)

From Middle Irish crannóc. By surface analysis, crann (tree) + -óg. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic crannag.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠəˈn̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠan̪ˠoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠan̪ˠaɡ/

Noun

crannóg f (genitive singular crannóige, nominative plural crannóga)

  1. a piece of wood
  2. any box-like wooden vessel or structure
  3. a wooden lake-dwelling, crannog
  4. (nautical) crow's nest, lookout
  5. hopper (temporary storage bin)
  6. pulpit (raised platform in church)
    Synonym: puilpid
  7. (fishing) a wooden winding frame for fishing line

Declension

Descendants

  • English: crannog, crannóg, crannoge
    • Portuguese: crannog

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
crannóg chrannóg gcrannóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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