cruimh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cruim, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”).

Noun

cruimh f (genitive singular cruimhe, nominative plural cruimheanna or crumha)

  1. grub, larva, maggot, worm

Declension
Declension of cruimh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cruimh cruimheanna
Vocative a chruimh a chruimheanna
Genitive cruimhe cruimheanna
Dative cruimh cruimheanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chruimh na cruimheanna
Genitive na cruimhe na gcruimheanna
Dative leis an gcruimh

don chruimh

 leis na cruimheanna
Alternative declension
Declension of cruimh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cruimh crumha
Vocative a chruimh a chrumha
Genitive cruimhe crumha
Dative cruimh crumha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chruimh na crumha
Genitive na cruimhe na gcrumha
Dative leis an gcruimh

don chruimh

 leis na crumha

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • cruimh arbhair f (“corn weevil”)
  • cruimh chadáis f (“boll weevil”)
  • cruimh cháise f (“cheese-maggot”)
  • cruimh chapaill f (“grub of tiger moth”)
  • cruimheach (“maggoty”, adjective)
  • cruimh ithreach f (“larva of beetle”)
  • cruimh phucháin f (“fluke-worm”)
  • cruimh snáthaide móire f (“crane-fly grub, leather-jacket”)
  • crumhóg f (“maggot”)

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

References
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