crè

See also: cre, CRE, cré, and crê

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• crèadh
• criadh

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰrɛː/

Noun

crè f

1. clay, dust

Derived terms

• cearran-cré
• crè an fhùcadair
• crè-chumadair
• lus-crè

Etymology 2

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

Noun

crè f

1. (archaic) creed

Etymology 3

Noun

crè m

1. Alternative form of creubh

Etymology 4

(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

crè f

1. (nautical, archaic) keel

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “crè”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN