crogall

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish corcarduill, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɔɡəl̪ˠ/

Noun

crogall m (genitive singular crogaill, nominative plural crogaill)

1. crocodile

Declension

Declension of crogall

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative crogall crogaill Vocative a chrogaill a chrogalla Genitive crogaill crogall Dative crogall crogaill

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an crogall na crogaill Genitive an chrogaill na gcrogall Dative leis an gcrogall don chrogall leis na crogaill

Derived terms

• fáiscín crogaill m (“alligator clip”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
crogall	chrogall	gcrogall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crogall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish corcarduill, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾˠokəl̪ˠ/

Noun

crogall m (genitive singular crogaill, plural crogallan)

1. crocodile