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creig.

crag, rock

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/cɾʲeɟ//cɾʲæɡ/ ~ /cɾʲeɡ/Galway/kɾˠæɟ/ ~ /kɾˠeɟ/Galway/cɾʲɨɡ/Ulster
  1. crag, rock

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish crec, a contracted form of carrac, from Proto-Celtic *karsekki, from Proto-Indo-European *kars- (“to scrape roughly”), similar to English harsh. Alternatively, the Middle Irish is from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).

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