craobh
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Craobh.
1 Lewis dialect form
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cráeb, cróeb, perhaps originally “splittable”, in which case from the root of criathar (“sieve”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
craobh f (genitive singular craoibhe, nominative plural craobhacha)
- branch (of a tree, of an organization)
- win, victory, championship (in sport)
Declension
Declension of craobh
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- An Chraobh Dhearg
- An Chraobh Rua
- cluiche craoibhe m (“final, championship (game)”)
- craobh fhiáin f (“wayfaring tree”)
- craobhán m (“small branch, twig”)
- craobhóg f (“small branch, twig”)
- sú craobh f (“raspberry”)
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| craobh | chraobh | gcraobh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “craobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 48
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “craoḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “craobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish , from Old Irish cráeb. Cognates include Irish craobh.
Perhaps originally from the root of criathar (“to sieve”).
Pronunciation
Noun
craobh f
Declension
Declension of craobh (class IIa feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | craobh | craobhan |
| Genitive | craoibhe | chraobh |
| Dative | craoibh | craobhan; craobhaibh✝ |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (a') chraobh | (na) craobhan |
| Genitive | (na) craoibhe | (nan) craobh |
| Dative | (a') chraoibh | (na) craobhan; craobhaibh✝ |
| Vocative | chraobh | chraobha |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
- Alternative genitive singular: craoibheadh
Derived terms
- craobh shìor-ghorm f (“evergreen tree”)
- craobh-chuilinn f (“holly tree”)
- craobh-geanmchno f (“chestnut tree”)
- craobh-geanmchno-fhiadhaich f (“horse chestnut tree”)
- craobh-mheas f (“fruit tree”)
- craobh-shloinntearachd f (“family tree”)
- craobh-ubhail f (“apple tree”)
- fàinne-chraoibhe f (“tree ring”)
- gealbhonn nan craobh (“tree sparrow”)
- leòmhann-chraobh m (“griffin”)
- meas-chraobh f (“fruit tree”)
- sùbh-craoibh f (“raspberry”)
Verb
craobh
Conjugation
Conjugation of craobh (regular)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | |||
| independent | past | chraobh mi | chraobh thu | chraobh e/i | chraobh sinn | chraobh sibh | chraobh iad | chraobhadh |
| future | craobhaidh mi | craobhaidh tu | craobhaidh e/i | craobhaidh sinn | craobhaidh sibh | craobhaidh iad | craobhar craobhtar | |
| conditional | chraobhainn | chraobhadh tu | chraobhadh e/i | chraobhamaid chraobhadh sinn |
chraobhadh sibh | chraobhadh iad | chraobhtadh chraobhaist1 chraobhaiste1 | |
| negative | past | cha do chraobh mi | cha do chraobh thu | cha do chraobh e/i | cha do chraobh sinn | cha do chraobh sibh | cha do chraobh iad | cha do chraobhadh |
| future | cha chraobh mi | cha chraobh thu | cha chraobh e/i | cha chraobh sinn | cha chraobh sibh | cha chraobh iad | cha chraobhar cha chraobhtar | |
| conditional | cha chraobhainn | cha chraobhadh tu | cha chraobhadh e/i | cha chraobhamaid cha chraobhadh sinn |
cha chraobhadh sibh | cha chraobhadh iad | cha chraobhtadh cha chraobhaist1 cha chraobhaiste1 | |
| affirmative interrogative |
past | an do chraobh mi? | an do chraobh thu? | an do chraobh e/i? | an do chraobh sinn? | an do chraobh sibh? | an do chraobh iad? | an do chraobhadh? |
| future | an craobh mi? | an craobh thu? | an craobh e/i? | an craobh sinn? | an craobh sibh? | an craobh iad? | an craobhar? an craobhtar? | |
| conditional | an craobhainn? | an craobhadh tu? | an craobhadh e/i? | an craobhamaid? an craobhadh sinn? |
an craobhadh sibh? | an craobhadh iad? | an craobhtadh? an craobhaist?1 an craobhaiste?1 | |
| negative interrogative |
past | nach do chraobh mi? | nach do chraobh thu? | nach do chraobh e/i? | nach do chraobh sinn? | nach do chraobh sibh? | nach do chraobh iad? | nach do chraobhadh? |
| future | nach craobh mi? | nach craobh thu? | nach craobh e/i? | nach craobh sinn? | nach craobh sibh? | nach craobh iad? | nach craobhar? nach craobhtar? | |
| conditional | nach craobhainn? | nach craobhadh tu? | nach craobhadh e/i? | nach craobhamaid? nach craobhadh sinn? |
nach craobhadh sibh? | nach craobhadh iad? | nach craobhtadh? nach craobhaist?1 nach craobhaiste?1 | |
| relative future |
affirmative | (ma) chraobhas mi | (ma) chraobhas thu | (ma) chraobhas e/i | (ma) chraobhas sinn | (ma) chraobhas sibh | (ma) chraobhas iad | (ma) chraobhar |
| negative | (mur) craobh mi | (mur) craobh thu | (mur) craobh e/i | (mur) craobh sinn | (mur) craobh sibh | (mur) craobh iad | (mur) craobhar (mur) craobhtar | |
| imperative | craobham | craobh | craobhadh e/i | craobhamaid | craobhaibh | craobhadh iad | craobhar craobhtar | |
| stem | craobh | |||||||
| verbal noun | craobhadh | |||||||
| past participle | craobhta | |||||||
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| craobh | chraobh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “craobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “craobh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cráeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Colin Mark (2003) “craobh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 175