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criathar.

sieve, riddle (sieve with coarse meshes), screen (material woven from fine wires)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈcɾʲiəhəɾˠ/Munster/ˈcɾʲiːhəɾˠ/Munster/ˈcɾʲiə(hə)ɾˠ/Connacht/ˈcɾʲiːhəɾˠ/Ulster
  1. sieve, riddle (sieve with coarse meshes), screen (material woven from fine wires)

    masculine
  2. sifter (tool for sifting)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish críathar, from Proto-Celtic *kreitros (whence also Welsh crwydr), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-trom.

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