craobh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cráeb, cróeb, perhaps originally “splittable”, in which case from the root of criathar (“sieve”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠiːvˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /kɾˠiːw/

Noun

craobh f (genitive singular craoibhe, nominative plural craobhacha)

1. branch (of a tree, of an organization)
2. win, victory, championship (in sport)

Declension

Declension of craobh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative craobh craobhacha Vocative a chraobh a chraobhacha Genitive craoibhe craobhacha Dative craobh craoibh (archaic, dialectal) craobhacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chraobh na craobhacha Genitive na craoibhe na gcraobhacha Dative leis an gcraobh leis an gcraoibh (archaic, dialectal) don chraobh don chraoibh (archaic, dialectal) leis na craobhacha

• Alternative genitive singular: craobha
• Alternative nominative plural: craobha

Synonyms

• (branch): géag, brainse
• (win): bua

Derived terms

• An Chraobh Dhearg
• An Chraobh Rua
• cluiche craoibhe m (“final, championship (game)”)
• craobh fhiáin f (“wayfaring tree”)
• craobhán m (“small branch, twig”)
• craobhóg f (“small branch, twig”)
• sú craobh f (“raspberry”)

 

Related terms

• craobhach m (“branches”)
• craobhach (“branched, branching”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
craobh	chraobh	gcraobh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “craoḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “craobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cráeb, cróeb, perhaps originally “splittable”, in which case from the root of criathar (“sieve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɾɯːv/

Noun

craobh f (genitive singular craoibhe, plural craobhan)

1. tree

Derived terms

• craobh shìor-ghorm f (“evergreen tree”)
• craobh-chuilinn f (“holly tree”)
• craobh-geanmchno f (“chestnut tree”)
• craobh-geanmchno-fhiadhaich f (“horse chestnut tree”)
• craobh-mheas f (“fruit tree”)
• craobh-shloinntearachd f (“family tree”)
• craobh-ubhail f (“apple tree”)
• fàinne-chraoibhe f (“tree ring”)
• gealbhonn nan craobh (“tree sparrow”)
• leòmhann-chraobh m (“griffin”)
• meas-chraobh f (“fruit tree”)
• sùbh-craoibh f (“raspberry”)

 

Verb

craobh (past chraobh, future craobhaidh, verbal noun craobhadh, past participle craobhte)

1. branch out, sprout, bud

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
craobh	chraobh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “craobh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cráeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language