críonna

See also: crìonna

Irish

Etymology

Adjective

críonna

    1. wise, prudent
    2. shrewd, sagacious
    3. thrifty
  2. grown-up, mature
  3. old

Derived terms
  • ainchríonna (“imprudent; rash”, adjective)
  • an buachaill críonna m (“the old fellow; the Devil”)
  • athair críonna m (“grandfather”)
  • críonnacht f (“wisdom, prudence; shrewdness, sagacity; thriftiness; maturity; old age”)
  • daid críonna m (“grand-dad”)
  • máthair chríonna f (“grandmother”)

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

Further reading
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