craic

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Irish, from English crack, in turn from Middle English crak (“loud conversation, bragging talk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹæk/
• Homophone: crack

Noun

craic (uncountable)

1. (Ireland, Geordie) fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation.
   • 2007, Kevin Cullen, His peace in poetry, The Boston Globe, [1]

     He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.

Translations

fun

• Dutch: plezier (nl) n

Anagrams

• circa

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Irish

Etymology

From 16th century northern English crack.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kɾˠac]

Noun

craic f (genitive craice, nominative plural craiceanna)

1. crack
2. conversation, chat, fun
3. crazy person

Declension

Declension of craic

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative craic craiceanna Vocative a chraic a chraiceanna Genitive craice craiceanna Dative craic craiceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chraic na craiceanna Genitive na craice na gcraiceanna Dative leis an gcraic don chraic leis na craiceanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
craic	chraic	gcraic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.