craobh

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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)

  1. branch (of a tree, of an organization)
  2. win, victory, championship (in sport)

Declension

Declension of craobh (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative craobh craobhacha
vocative a chraobh a chraobhacha
genitive craoibhe craobhacha
dative craobh
craoibh (archaic, dialectal)
craobhacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chraobh na craobhacha
genitive na craoibhe na gcraobhacha
dative leis an gcraobh
leis an gcraoibh (archaic, dialectal)
don chraobh
don chraoibh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na craobhacha
  • Alternative genitive singular: craobha
  • Alternative nominative plural: craobha

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of craobh
radical lenition eclipsis
craobh chraobh gcraobh

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

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “craobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 48

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Craobh.

Etymology

From Middle Irish , from Old Irish cráeb. Cognates include Irish craobh.

Perhaps originally from the root of criathar (to sieve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾɯːv/
  • Hyphenation: craobh

Noun

craobh f

  1. tree

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

Derived terms

Verb

craobh

  1. (intransitive) branch out, sprout, bud

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutation of craobh
radical lenition
craobh chraobh

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

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