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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cré, from Old Irish cré, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess. Cognate with Irish cré and Manx cray.
Pronunciation
Noun
crè f
- clay, dust
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish créda, from Old Irish crédo, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”). Cognate with Irish cré (“creed”).
Noun
crè f
- (archaic) creed
Etymology 3
Noun
crè m
- Alternative form of creubh
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Does this fit under any of the above etymologies?”)
Noun
crè f
- (nautical, archaic) keel
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “crè”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN