craic

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish craic, itself borrowed from Northern English crack, inherited from Middle English crak (“loud conversation, bragging talk”). Doublet of crack.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɹæk/
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Particularly: "Ideally, also an Irish accent."

Noun

craic (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland) Fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation.
    • 2007, Kevin Cullen, His peace in poetry‎, The Boston Globe:
      He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.

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Irish

Etymology

From 16th-century northern English crack.

Pronunciation

Noun

craic f (genitive singular craice, nominative plural craiceanna)

  1. crack
  2. conversation, chat, fun
  3. crazy person

Declension

Declension of craic

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative craic craiceanna
Vocative a chraic a chraiceanna
Genitive craice craiceanna
Dative craic craiceanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chraic na craiceanna
Genitive na craice na gcraiceanna
Dative leis an gcraic

don chraic

leis na craiceanna

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: craic

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
craic chraic gcraic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From 16th-century northern English crack.

Pronunciation

Noun

craic m (genitive singular craic, no plural)

  1. craic, chat, fun

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
craic chraic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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