cromán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish crommán (“hook, reaping-hook, sickle”), from cromm.

Noun

cromán m (genitive singular cromáin, nominative plural cromáin)

1. (anatomy) hip

   Synonym: corróg

2. (mechanics, engineering) crank
3. harrier (bird of prey)

Declension

Declension of cromán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cromán cromáin Vocative a chromáin a chromána Genitive cromáin cromán Dative cromán cromáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cromán na cromáin Genitive an chromáin na gcromán Dative leis an gcromán don chromán leis na cromáin

Derived terms

• acastóir cromáin (“crank-axle”)
• alt an chromáin (“hip-joint”)
• bacán cromáin (“crank-arm”)
• cás cromáin (“crank-case”)
• cnámh an chromáin (“hip-bone”)
• cromán liath (“Montagu's harrier”)
• cromán móna (“marsh-harrier”)
• cromán na gcearc (“hen-harrier”)
• pionna cromáin (“crank-pin”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cromán	chromán	gcromán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cromán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crommán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “cromán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “cromán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.