cara as Críost

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “friend out of Christ”

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌkaɾˠəʃ ˈcɾʲiːsˠt̪ˠə/[1] (as if spelled cara as Críosta)

Noun

cara as Críost m (genitive singular carad as Críost, nominative plural cairde as Críost)

  1. godparent, baptismal sponsor

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45

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