carraig
Irish
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Chlorite_schist.jpg/220px-Chlorite_schist.jpg)
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkɑɾˠɪɟ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connemara" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkaːɾˠɪɟ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Mayo" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠəc/
Noun
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
Declension of carraig
Bare forms
|
Forms with the definite article
|
- Alternative plural: carraigreacha (Cois Fharraige)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “carraig”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “carraig”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).
Noun
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, plural carraigean)
Synonyms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “carraig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “carrac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with quotations
- Irish second-declension nouns
- ga:Geology
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns