crùb

See also: crúb

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse krjúpa (creep), from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Cognate with English creep.

Verb

crùb (past chrùb, future crùbaidh, verbal noun crùbadh, past participle crùbte)

  1. duck, squat, crouch
  2. stoop, bend
  3. contract, shrink, cringe
  4. crawl, creep
Conjugation
Conjugation of crùb (regular)
stem crùb
verbal noun crùbadh
past participle crùbta
independent dependent
active passive active passive
past chrùb chrùbadh chrùb chrùbadh
future crùbaidh crùbar
crùbtar
crùb crùbar
crùbtar
conditional 1st singular chrùbainn chrùbtadh
chrùbaist1
chrùbaiste1
chrùbainn chrùbtadh
chrùbaist1
chrùbaiste1
1st plural chrùbamaid
chrùbadh sinn
chrùbamaid
chrùbadh sinn
2nd & 3rd chrùbadh chrùbadh
relative
future
chrùbas chrùbar
imperative 1st singular crùbam crùbar
crùbtar
2nd singular crùb
3rd singular crùbadh
1st plural crùbamaid
2nd plural crùbaibh
3rd plural crùbadh

1 Lewis dialect form

Combined conjugation of crùb (regular)
stem crùb
verbal noun crùbadh
past participle crùbta
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past chrùb mi chrùb thu chrùb e/i chrùb sinn chrùb sibh chrùb iad chrùbadh
future crùbaidh mi crùbaidh tu crùbaidh e/i crùbaidh sinn crùbaidh sibh crùbaidh iad crùbar
crùbtar
conditional chrùbainn chrùbadh tu chrùbadh e/i chrùbamaid
chrùbadh sinn
chrùbadh sibh chrùbadh iad chrùbtadh
chrùbaist1
chrùbaiste1
negative past cha do chrùb mi cha do chrùb thu cha do chrùb e/i cha do chrùb sinn cha do chrùb sibh cha do chrùb iad cha do chrùbadh
future cha chrùb mi cha chrùb thu cha chrùb e/i cha chrùb sinn cha chrùb sibh cha chrùb iad cha chrùbar
cha chrùbtar
conditional cha chrùbainn cha chrùbadh tu cha chrùbadh e/i cha chrùbamaid
cha chrùbadh sinn
cha chrùbadh sibh cha chrùbadh iad cha chrùbtadh
cha chrùbaist1
cha chrùbaiste1
affirmative
interrogative
past an do chrùb mi? an do chrùb thu? an do chrùb e/i? an do chrùb sinn? an do chrùb sibh? an do chrùb iad? an do chrùbadh?
future an crùb mi? an crùb thu? an crùb e/i? an crùb sinn? an crùb sibh? an crùb iad? an crùbar?
an crùbtar?
conditional an crùbainn? an crùbadh tu? an crùbadh e/i? an crùbamaid?
an crùbadh sinn?
an crùbadh sibh? an crùbadh iad? an crùbtadh?
an crùbaist?1
an crùbaiste?1
negative
interrogative
past nach do chrùb mi? nach do chrùb thu? nach do chrùb e/i? nach do chrùb sinn? nach do chrùb sibh? nach do chrùb iad? nach do chrùbadh?
future nach crùb mi? nach crùb thu? nach crùb e/i? nach crùb sinn? nach crùb sibh? nach crùb iad? nach crùbar?
nach crùbtar?
conditional nach crùbainn? nach crùbadh tu? nach crùbadh e/i? nach crùbamaid?
nach crùbadh sinn?
nach crùbadh sibh? nach crùbadh iad? nach crùbtadh?
nach crùbaist?1
nach crùbaiste?1
relative
future
affirmative (ma) chrùbas mi (ma) chrùbas thu (ma) chrùbas e/i (ma) chrùbas sinn (ma) chrùbas sibh (ma) chrùbas iad (ma) chrùbar
negative (mur) crùb mi (mur) crùb thu (mur) crùb e/i (mur) crùb sinn (mur) crùb sibh (mur) crùb iad (mur) crùbar
(mur) crùbtar
imperative crùbam crùb crùbadh e/i crùbamaid crùbaibh crùbadh iad crùbar
crùbtar

1 Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

Noun

crùb m (genitive singular crùba or crùibe, plural crubannan or crùibean)

  1. (obsolete) hand (particularly of a child)
  2. lame foot
  3. wrinkle
  4. contraction

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Old Norse krubba (crib).

Noun

crùb m (genitive singular crùba, plural crubannan)

  1. (architecture, blackhouse) recessed bed in a wall
  2. (architecture) an upright beam embedded in masonry supporting a couple leg
  3. (agriculture) a "polycrub", a polycarbonate tunnel akin to a polytunnel or greenhouse used mainly in the Western Isles

Mutation

Mutation of crùb
radical lenition
crùb chrùb

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