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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cré, Old Irish cré, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess; compare Latin crēta. Goidelic cognates include Scottish Gaelic crè and Manx cray.
Noun
cré f (genitive singular cré or criadh, nominative plural créanna)
- clay
- earth, soil
- Synonyms: ithir, úir
Declension
- Standard inflection (fourth declension)
- Alternative (archaic, dialectal) inflection (fifth declension)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish créda, from Old Irish crédo, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”).
Noun
cré f (genitive singular cré, nominative plural créanna)
- (religion) creed
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| cré
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chré
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gcré
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cré”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cré”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 créda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cré”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 191
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cré”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cré”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 20
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French créer (“to create”), compare Haitian Creole kreye.
Verb
cré
- to create
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess.
Pronunciation
Noun
cré f (genitive crïad, no plural)
- clay, earth
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cré.
Inflection
| Feminine d-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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cré
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| Vocative
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cré
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| Accusative
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crïeidN
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| Genitive
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crïad
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| Dative
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crïeidL, críL
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| cré
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chré
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cré
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading