craorag
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish cróderg, from Old Irish crú (“blood”) + derg (“red”); compare the modern equivalent compound cródhearg.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
craorag (genitive singular masculine craoraig, genitive singular feminine craoraige, plural craoraga, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of craorag
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | craorag | chraorag | craoraga; chraoraga² | |
| Vocative | chraoraig | craoraga | ||
| Genitive | craoraige | craoraga | craorag | |
| Dative | craorag; chraorag¹ |
chraorag; chraoraig (archaic) |
craoraga; chraoraga² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- oráiste craorag (“blood orange”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| craorag | chraorag | gcraorag |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31
Further reading edit
- “craorag”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “croderg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “craorac”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 190
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “craorag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN