cré

See also: cre, CRE, crè, and crê

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɾʲeː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cré.

Noun

cré f (genitive singular cré or criadh, nominative plural créanna)

1. clay
2. earth, soil

   Synonyms: ithir, úir

Declension

Standard inflection (fourth declension)

Declension of cré

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cré créanna Vocative a chré a chréanna Genitive cré créanna Dative cré créanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chré na créanna Genitive na cré na gcréanna Dative leis an gcré don chré leis na créanna

Alternative (archaic, dialectal) inflection (fifth declension)

Declension of cré

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cré créidheanna Vocative a chré a chréidheanna Genitive criadh créidheanna Dative criaidh créidheanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chré na créidheanna Genitive na criadh na gcréidheanna Dative leis an gcriaidh don chriaidh leis na créidheanna

Derived terms

• cré criadóra, cré potaire (“potter's clay”)
• cré-umha (“bronze”)
• criaga

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish créda, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”)

Alternative forms

• créidh (dated)

Noun

cré f (genitive singular cré, nominative plural créanna)

1. (religion) creed

Derived terms

• Cré na nAspal
• Cré Nís

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cré”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 créda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cré”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN