croscheann

Irish

Etymology

From cros- (“cross-”) +‎ ceann (“head”).

Noun

croscheann m (genitive singular croschinn, nominative plural croschinn)

1. (engineering) crosshead

Declension

Declension of croscheann (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative croscheann croschinn vocative a chroschinn a chroscheanna genitive croschinn croscheann dative croscheann croschinn forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an croscheann na croschinn genitive an chroschinn na gcroscheann dative leis an gcroscheann don chroscheann leis na croschinn

Derived terms

• croscheann sciatháin (“wing spar”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of croscheann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
croscheann	chroscheann	gcroscheann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “croscheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “croscheann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm