cré
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cré, Old Irish cré,[3] from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess; compare Latin crēta. Goidelic cognates include Scottish Gaelic crè and Manx cray.
Noun
cré f (genitive singular cré or criadh, nominative plural créanna)
Declension
- Standard inflection (fourth declension)
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- Alternative (archaic, dialectal) inflection (fifth declension)
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Derived terms
- cré criadóra, cré potaire (“potter's clay”)
- cré-umha (“bronze”)
- criaga
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish créda, from Old Irish crédo,[4] from Latin crēdō (“I believe”).
Alternative forms
- créidh (dated)
Noun
cré f (genitive singular cré, nominative plural créanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cré | chré | gcré |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 37, page 20
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 176
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cré”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 créda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cré”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cré”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 191
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cré”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cré”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French créer (“to create”), compare Haitian Creole kreye.
Verb
cré
- to create
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲɾʲeː/
Noun
cré f (genitive crïad, no plural)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cré.
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cré | — | — |
| vocative | cré | — | — |
| accusative | crïeidN | — | — |
| genitive | crïad | — | — |
| dative | crïeidL, críL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cré | chré | cré pronounced with /ɡʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kʷrīyet-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 182-183
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cré”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language