carraig
Irish
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Carraig
Alternative forms
- carraic (Mayo, Ulster)
Etymology
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɾˠɪɟ/
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈkaːɾˠɪɟ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠəc/
Noun
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, nominative plural carraigeacha)
- rock
- 2015, Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, transl.; Maura McHugh, editor, Amhrán na Mara (fiction, paperback), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny; Howth, Dublin: Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea by Will Collins, →ISBN, page 2:
- Briseann tonnta boga in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha thíos faoi.
- Waves gently lap against the rocks below.
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Declension
Declension of carraig
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: carraigreacha (Cois Fharraige)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
carraig | charraig | gcarraig |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “carrac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “carraig”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 119
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “carraig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “carraig” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “carraig” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Noun
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, plural carraigean)
- rock, crag
Synonyms
- creag
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “carraig”, 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), “carrac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language