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carraig.

rock

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑɾˠɪɟ/Connacht, Munster/ˈkaɾˠɪɟ/Connacht, Munster[ˈkaːɾˠɪɟ]Connacht, Munster, Cois-Fharraige/ˈkaɾˠɪc/Mayo, Ulster

  1. rock

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg), borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).

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