craos
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cráes (“maw, mouth, gullet; gluttony, excessive eating”), possibly related to crosán (“jester, satirist, reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”), which was borrowed into Welsh croesan.[1] Or, from Proto-Celtic *kraɸestus, a late borrowing from Latin crapula (“drunkenness”) and Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipálē, “hangover”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠeːsˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /kɾˠiːsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɾˠiːsˠ/, (older) /kɾˠɯːsˠ/
Noun edit
craos m (genitive singular craois, nominative plural craois)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- craos foirnéise (“throat of furnace”)
- craosach (“open-mouthed; voracious”)
- craosaire (“glutton”)
- craosán (“gullet; gorge; deep rut, gully”)
- craosbhloc (“breech-block”)
- craosdeamhan (“demon of gluttony”)
- craosfholc (“gargle”, transitive verb)
- craosghalar (“thrush”)
- craoslódáil (“breech-loading”)
- craoslongadh (“voracious eating, gluttony”)
Related terms edit
- craosaireacht (“voraciousness, gluttony”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| craos | chraos | gcraos |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “croesan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “craos”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “craos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “craos” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “craos” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cráes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cráes (“maw, mouth, gullet; gluttony, excessive eating”), possibly related to crosán (“jester, satirist, reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”), which was borrowed into Welsh croesan.[1] Or, from Proto-Celtic *kraɸestus, a late borrowing from Latin crapula (“drunkenness”) and Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipálē, “hangover”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
craos m (genitive singular craois, plural craosan)
- mouth (animal)
- (derogatory) mouth (human)
- gluttony
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| craos | chraos |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “croesan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “craos”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cráes”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language