crích

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See also: crich, Crich, and crìch

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

crích f

  1. dative singular of críoch

Mutation

Mutated forms of crích
radical lenition eclipsis
crích chrích gcrích

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish crích, from Proto-Celtic *krīkʷā (“furrow, trench, boundary”).

Pronunciation

Nominative singular and genitive plural:

Accusative and dative singular:

Noun

crích f

  1. boundary, border
  2. territory, area
    • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
      i. bruden Daderga i crich Cualand, ocus bruden Ḟorgaill Manaich, ocus bruden Mic Dareo i mBrefni, ocus bruden Dachoca i n‑iarthor Mide ocus bruden Blai briuga i nUltaib.
      i.e. the hall of Daderga in the area of Cualu, and the hall of Forgall Manach, and the hall of Mac Dareo in Brefne, and the hall of Dachoca in the west of Meath, and the hall of Blai the landowner in Ulster.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of crích
radical lenition nasalization
crích chrích crích
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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