cron

See also: Cron and crón

English

Etymology

From chrono-, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.

Noun

cron (uncountable)

1. (computing) A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.

Derived terms

• cronjob
• cron job
• crontab
• cron task

 

Irish

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin)

1. fault, defect, blemish
2. Reproving look, notice.

Declension

Declension of cron

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cron Vocative a chruin Genitive cruin Dative cron

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cron Genitive an chruin Dative leis an gcron don chron

Derived terms

• cronaigh (“to miss”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cron	chron	gcron
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin, plural croin)

1. harm, injury, defect
2. delinquency, blame, fault

Derived terms

• cronachadh m (“criticism, denunciation, reproach, reproof”)
• cronaich (“rebuke, chide, scold”, verb)