crag

See also: crág and crág-

English

A crag.

Wikipedia

Etymology

Of uncertain Celtic origin; compare Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Welsh craig, Manx creg.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɹæɡ/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

crag ‎(plural crags)

1. A rocky outcrop.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     From crag to crag the signal flew.

2. (geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.

Derived terms

• cragfast
• craggy
• cragsman

Translations

a rocky outcrop

• Albanian: shkrep (sq) m, skërkë (sq) f
• Belarusian: скала́ f ‎(skalá)
• Bulgarian: чукар (bg) m ‎(čukar), канара (bg) f ‎(kanara)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 峭壁 (zh) ‎(qiàobì), 崖 (zh) ‎(yá)

• Czech: útes (cs) m, převis (cs) m
• Finnish: kalliojyrkänne
• Georgian: კლდე ‎(ḳlde)

• Italian: costone (it) m, dirupo (it) m, strapiombo (it) m, precipizio (it) m
• Japanese: 巨岩 (ja) ‎(きょがん, kyogan), 崖 (ja) ‎(がけ, gake)
• Polish: skała (pl) f
• Portuguese: rochedo (pt) m
• Russian: скала́ (ru) f ‎(skalá), утёс (ru) m ‎(utjós)
• Scottish Gaelic: creag f, carraig f
• Spanish: afloramiento rocoso m
• Ukrainian: ске́ля f ‎(skélja)

Anagrams

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