carraig
Irish
Carraig
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Pronunciation
Noun
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, nominative plural carraigeacha)
Declension
Declension of carraig
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: carraigreacha (Cois Fharraige)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| carraig | charraig | gcarraig |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “carrac” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “carraig” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 119.
- "carraig" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “carraig” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “carraig” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Noun
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, plural carraigean)
Synonyms
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “carrac” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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