carraig
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”)[1] (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg), borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɾˠɪɟ/[2][3], /ˈkaɾˠɪɟ/[4][5], (Cois Fharraige) [ˈkaːɾˠɪɟ][6]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠɪc/[7][8], /ˈkæɾˠɪc/, /ˈkɑɾˠɪc/[9][10]
Noun
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, nominative plural carraigeacha)
- rock
- 2015 [2014], Will Collins, translated by Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, edited by Maura McHugh, Amhrán na Mara (fiction; paperback), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Howth, Dublin: Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea (in English), →ISBN, page 2:
- Briseann tonnta boga in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha thíos faoi.
- [original: Waves gently lap against the rocks below.]
Declension
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- Alternative plural: carraigreacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| carraig | charraig | gcarraig |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “carrac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 59, page 15; reprinted 1988
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 147
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 394, page 84
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 404.3, page 92
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 517, page 96
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 129, page 31
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 268, page 95
- ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1216, page 247
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 458, page 171; reprinted 1979
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “carraig”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 119
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “carraig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “carraig”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “carraig”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg), borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰarˠɪc/
Noun
carraig f (genitive singular carraige, plural carraigean)
Synonyms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “carraig”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “carrac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language