creoi
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish crúaid, from Old Irish crúaid. Cognate with Irish crua and Scottish Gaelic cruaidh.
Adjective edit
creoi
- hard, tough, hardy
- solid, stiff; hard-boiled
- difficult
- near (with money); neat; obdurate, adamant, heartless, steely, stubborn
- dry
- bitter (of frost)
- blistering (as language)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
creoi (verbal noun creoiaghey)
- (transitive, intransitive, metallurgy) to anneal
- Synonym: tempree
Alternative forms edit
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
creoi | chreoi | greoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |