acras

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish occoras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʰkʰɾəs̪/

Noun

acras m (genitive singular acrais, plural acran)

1. hunger

   Tha an t-acras orm. ― I am hungry. (literally, “There is the hunger on me.”)

2. (dated) famine

Related terms

• acrach
• acras geur