crích
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cɾʲiːç/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /cɾʲiː/
Noun
crích f
- dative singular of críoch
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| crích | chrích | gcrích |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish crích, from Proto-Celtic *krīkʷā (“furrow, trench, boundary”).
Pronunciation
Nominative singular and genitive plural:
- IPA(key): /kʲrʲiːx/
Accusative and dative singular:
- IPA(key): /kʲrʲiːxʲ/
Noun
crích f
- boundary, border
- furrow
- territory, area
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- i. bruden Daderga i crich Cualand, ocus bruden Ḟorgaill Manaich, ocus bruden Mic Dareo i mBrefni, ocus bruden Dachoca i n‑iarthor Mide ocus bruden Blai briuga i nUltaib.
- i.e. the hall of Daderga in the area of Cualu, and the hall of Forgall Manach, and the hall of Mac Dareo in Brefne, and the hall of Dachoca in the west of Meath, and the hall of Blai the landowner in Ulster.
Derived terms
- críchnaigid
- Irish: críochnaigh
- Scottish Gaelic: crìochnaich
- coicrích
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| crích | chrích | crích pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crích”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *krīkʷā (“furrow, trench, boundary”).
Pronunciation
Nominative singular and genitive plural:
- IPA(key): [kʲrʲiːx]
Accusative and dative singular:
- IPA(key): [kʲrʲiːxʲ]
Noun
crích f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | críchL | críchL, críg | críchaH |
| vocative | críchL | críchL, críg | críchaH |
| accusative | críchN, críg | críchL, críg | críchaH |
| genitive | crícheH | críchL | críchN |
| dative | críchL, críg | críchaib | críchaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- éccríchdae
- Irish: éigríochta
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| crích | chrích | crích pronounced with /ɡʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crích”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language