creutair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish crétúir, from Latin creātūra (“created thing; creature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾeːʰt̪ɛɾʲ/

Noun

creutair m (genitive singular creutair, plural creutairean)

1. creature, being, person
2. body

   an creutair truagh ― the poor body

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “creutair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC