See also: cre, CRE, cré, and crê

Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Irish cré, from Old Irish cré, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess. Cognate with Irish cré and Manx cray.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

crè f

  1. clay, dust
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Irish créda, from Old Irish crédo, from Latin crēdō (I believe). Cognate with Irish cré (creed).

Noun edit

crè f

  1. (archaic) creed

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

crè m

  1. Alternative form of creubh

Etymology 4 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Does this fit under any of the above etymologies?”)

Noun edit

crè f

  1. (nautical, archaic) keel

References edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “crè”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN