crois
See also: croîs
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁwa/
- Homophones: croîs, croit, croix
Verb
crois
- first-person singular present indicative of croire
- second-person singular present indicative of croire
- second-person singular imperative of croire
Irish
Noun
crois f sg
- Dialectal form of cros (“cross; crosspiece; trial, affliction; prohibition”)
- (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of cros
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
crois | chrois | gcrois |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old French
Etymology
From Latin crux, crucem.
Noun
crois f (oblique plural crois, nominative singular crois, nominative plural crois)
- cross
- crossroads
Derived terms
- croisade
Descendants
- Bourbonnais-Berrichon: queroix, queroué
- Middle French: croix, crois
- French: croix
- Haitian Creole: kwa
- French: croix
- Picard: croé
- Norman: crouaix (Jersey), croués (France), kérouaïe (Guernsey), krwee (Sark)
- Tourangeau: quéroué, croué
- Walloon: croes
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
crois f (genitive singular croise, plural croisean)
- cross (in geometry and religion)
Derived terms
- bratach na croise (“saltire”)
- Cogadh na Croise (“Crusade”)
- crois-bhogha (“crossbow”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
crois | chrois |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |