círín

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cíorán === Etymology === From Middle Irish círín. By surface analysis, cíor (“comb”) +‎ -ín. === Pronunciation === (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈciːɾʲiːnʲ/ === Noun === círín m (genitive singular círín, nominative plural círíní) crest (summit of a hill or mountain ridge) crest (bird’s tuft), comb, topknot (heraldry) crest (heraldic bearing) crest (ridge or top of a wave), ridge flush (suffusion of the face with blood, especially in anger or inebriation) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (crest of a hill): mullach (crest of a bird, comb): curca (flush): lasadh ==== Derived terms ==== téigh i gcírín a chéile (“to fight, attack one another viciously”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “círín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 195; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “círín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN