creetur

creetur

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹi.təɹ/[1][2]

Noun

creetur (plural creeturs)

1. (dialect) Alternative form of creature
   • 1872, T.P. Wilson, Frank Oldfield‎:

     "Ah, poor young creetur," croaked the old woman; "it's a pity he's come to this."

   • 1897, Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds., The World's Greatest Books, Vol III‎:

     "Stop there by himself, poor creetur, without nobody to take his part!

   • 1908, Edith Van Dyne, Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville‎:

     "She were gentle, an' sweet, an' the mos' beautiful creetur in all--in--in the place where we lived.

References

1. “creetur”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
2. Wright, Joseph (1898–1905) The English Dialect Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press

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Latin

Verb

creētur

1. third-person singular present passive subjunctive of creō