cron

See also: Cron and crón

English

Etymology

From chrono-, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.

Noun

cron (uncountable)

1. (computing) A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.

Derived terms

• cronjob
• cron job
• crontab
• cron task

Irish

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin)

1. fault, defect, blemish
2. Reproving look, notice.

Declension

Declension of cron (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative cron vocative a chruin genitive cruin dative cron forms with the definite article singular nominative an cron genitive an chruin dative leis an gcron don chron

Derived terms

• cronaigh (“to miss”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cron

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cron	chron	gcron

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cron”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin, plural croin)

1. harm, injury, defect
2. delinquency, blame, fault

Derived terms

• cronachadh m (“criticism, denunciation, reproach, reproof”)
• cronaich (“rebuke, chide, scold”, verb)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Adjective

cron f

1. feminine singular of crwn (“curved”)

Noun

cron f

1. cow parsnip, hogweed (Heracleum Sphondylium)

Synonyms

• efwr

Mutation

Mutated forms of cron

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cron	gron	nghron	chron

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cron”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies