craobh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cráeb, cróeb, perhaps originally "splittable," in which case from the root of criathar (“sieve”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠiːvˠ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠiːw/
Noun
craobh f (genitive singular craoibhe, nominative plural craobhacha)
- branch (of a tree, of an organization)
- win, victory, championship (in sport)
Declension
Declension of craobh
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (branch): géag, brainse
- (win): bua
Derived terms
- craobhóg f, craobhán m (“small branch, twig; sprig, spray”)
- cluiche craoibhe m (“final, championship (game)”)
- sú craobh f (“raspberry”)
Related terms
- craobhach m (“branches”)
- craobhach (“branched, branching”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
craobh | chraobh | gcraobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “craobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “craobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 48
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cráeb, cróeb, perhaps originally "splittable," in which case from the root of criathar (“sieve”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɾɯːv/
Noun
craobh f (genitive singular craoibhe, plural craobhan)
- tree
Derived terms
- craobh-chuilinn f (“holly tree”)
- craobh-geanmchno f (“chestnut tree”)
- craobh-geanmchno-fhiadhaich f (“horse chestnut tree”)
- craobh-mheas f (“fruit tree”)
- craobh shìor-ghorm f (“evergreen tree”)
- craobh-shloinntearachd f (“family tree”)
- craobh-ubhail f (“apple tree”)
- fàinne-chraoibhe f (“tree ring”)
- gealbhonn nan craobh (“tree sparrow”)
- leòmhann-chraobh m (“griffin”)
- meas-chraobh f (“fruit tree”)
- sùbh-craoibh f (“raspberry”)
Verb
craobh (past chraobh, future craobhaidh, verbal noun craobhadh, past participle craobhte)
- branch out, sprout, bud
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
craobh | chraobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “craobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “craobh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cráeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language