crenaid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷrinati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷrinéh₂ti, nasal present stem of *kʷreyh₂- (to buy).

Cognate with Middle Cornish prena, Breton prenañ, Welsh prynu, Ancient Greek ἐπριάμην (epriámēn), Sanskrit क्रीणाति (krīṇāti) (root क्री (krī)), Old East Slavic кренути (krenuti), Tocharian B käry-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲrʲeniðʲ/

Verb

crenaid (conjunct ·cren, verbal noun críth or creicc)

  1. to buy, purchase

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
crenaid chrenaid crenaid
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • crenaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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