cré

See also: cre, CRE, crè, and crê

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɾʲeː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cré.

Noun

cré f (genitive singular cré or criadh, nominative plural créanna)

  1. clay
  2. earth, soil
Declension

Standard inflection (fourth declension):

Alternative (archaic, dialectal) inflection (fifth declension):

Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish créda, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”)

Alternative forms

Noun

cré f (genitive singular cré, nominative plural créanna)

  1. (religion) creed
Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cré chré gcré
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “1 cré” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 créda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “cré” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "cré" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.