cretoor
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish crétúir (modern Irish créatúr), ultimately from Late Latin creātūra, likely via English creature or a Romance language.
Noun
cretoor m (genitive singular cretoor, plural cretooryn)
- creature, animal
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cretoor | chretoor | gretoor |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “crétúir” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.