carraig
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”)[1] (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɾˠɪɟ/
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈkaːɾˠɪɟ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠɪc/[2]
Noun[edit]
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, nominative plural carraigeacha)
- rock
- 2015 [2014], Will Collins, translated by Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, edited by Maura McHugh, Amhrán na Mara (fiction; paperback), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Howth, Dublin: Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea (in English), →ISBN, page 2:
- Briseann tonnta boga in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha thíos faoi.
- [original: Waves gently lap against the rocks below.]
Declension[edit]
Declension of carraig
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: carraigreacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
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. |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “carrac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 268, page 95
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, plural carraigean)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “carraig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 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
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