crìoch

See also: críoch

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish crích, from Old Irish crích (“boundary”). Cognate with Irish críoch and Manx creeagh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɾʲiəx/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [kʰð̥iʊx][1]

Noun

crìoch f (dative singular crìch, genitive singular crìche, plural crìochan)

  1. end
    thàinig e gu crìch ― it came to an end
    Proverb:
    Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal ach mairidh gaol is ceòl.
    The world will come to an end, but love and music will endure.
  2. conclusion
  3. boundary, limit
  4. border, frontier
    Crìochan na h-Alba ― Scottish Borders
  5. tropic (a parallel)
    Crìoch Thuath na Grèine ― Tropic of Cancer
    Crìoch Dheas na Grèine ― Tropic of Capricorn
  6. country, territory
    Na Garbh-Chrìochan ― The Rough Bounds

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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