creach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• creagh

Etymology

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Noun

creach f (genitive singular creiche, plural creachan)

1. booty, plunder, prey, quarry
2. destruction, disaster, ruin, devastation

Derived terms

• eun-creiche (“bird of prey”)

Verb

creach (past chreach, future creachaidh, verbal noun creachadh, past participle creachte)

1. rob, plunder
2. ruin