craic

English

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: [krakʲ]

Etymology

From 16th century northern British crack.

Crack is a North of England and Scots word which has remained in constant use up to the present day. The word was introduced to Ulster in the early seventeenth century and used extensively in both their speech and literature.

In recent decades it has been adopted into Irish, and is spelled ‘craic’ as there is no letter “k” in the Irish language.

Noun

craic f.

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

Declension

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.