crannchur

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

crannchur m (genitive singular crannchuir, plural crannchuran)

  1. drawing of lots
  2. lottery
    an Crannchur Nàiseanta ― the National Lottery
  3. lot (the part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning)

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “crannchur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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