cré
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cɾʲeː/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cré, Old Irish cré, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess; compare Latin crēta. Goidelic cognates include Scottish Gaelic crè and Manx cray.
Noun
cré f (genitive singular cré or criadh, nominative plural créanna)
- clay
- earth, soil
- Synonyms: ithir, úir
Declension
- Standard inflection (fourth declension)
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative (archaic, dialectal) inflection (fifth declension)
Fifth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cré criadóra (“potter's clay”)
- cré potaire (“potter's clay”)
- cré-umha (“bronze”)
- criaga
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish créda, from Old Irish crédo, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”).
Alternative forms
- créidh (dated)
Noun
cré f (genitive singular cré, nominative plural créanna)
- (religion) creed
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Derived terms
- Cré na nAspal
- Cré Nís
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cré | chré | gcré |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cré”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cré”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 créda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cré”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 191
- Entries containing “cré” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cré” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 20
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French créer (“to create”), compare Haitian Creole kreye.
Verb
cré
- to create
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʲrʲeː]
Noun
cré f (genitive crïad, no plural)
- clay, earth
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cré.
Inflection
Feminine d-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | cré | — | — |
Vocative | cré | — | — |
Accusative | crïeidN | — | — |
Genitive | crïad | — | — |
Dative | crïeidL, críL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: cré
- Irish: cré
- Manx: cray
- Scottish Gaelic: crè
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cré | chré | cré pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kʷrīyet-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 182-183
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cré”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language