Cruisken

/kruːˈskɛn/ noun

Definition

A variant or alternate spelling of 'cruiskeen'; a small drinking jug or pitcher traditionally used in Ireland.

Etymology

An English phonetic spelling variant of Irish Gaelic 'cruiscín', showing how English speakers adapted Irish words by spelling them closer to how they heard them pronounced.

Kelly Says

The spelling 'cruisken' vs. 'cruiskeen' shows how English-speakers anglicized Irish words differently based on their own dialects—there was no 'correct' spelling until dictionaries standardized them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
ARالعربية
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
BNবাংলা
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
CACatalà
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
CSČeština
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
DADansk
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
DEDeutsch
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
ELΕλληνικά
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
ESEspañol
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
FAفارسی
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
FISuomi
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
FRFrançais
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
GUGU
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
HAHA
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
HEעברית
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
HIहिन्दी
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
HUMagyar
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
IDBahasa Indonesia
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
IGIG
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
ITItaliano
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
JA日本語
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
KKKK
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
KMKM
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
KO한국어
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
MRMR
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
MSBahasa Melayu
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
MYမြန်မာ
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
NLNederlands
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
NONorsk
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
PAPA
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
PLPolski
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
PTPortuguês
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
RORomână
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
RUРусский
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
SVSvenska
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
SWKiswahili
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
TAதமிழ்
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
TEతెలుగు
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
THไทย
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
TLTL
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
TRTürkçe
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
UKУкраїнська
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
URاردو
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
VITiếng Việt
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
YOYO
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
ZH中文
cruisken
kroo-i-skən
ZUZU
cruisken
kroo-i-skən

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