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crua.

hard, firm

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɾˠuəɟ/Munster[kɾˠuɛ̯ɟ]Munster/kɾˠuə/Connacht/kɾˠuəj/Ulster

  1. hard, firm

  2. difficult

  3. severe

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish crúaid (“hard, stern”), from Proto-Celtic *kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

noun

  1. hardness

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish crúaide, from Old Irish crúaid (“hard”) + -e (noun-forming suffix)

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