crùbag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From crùb (duck, squat, crouch, stoop, bend, contract, shrink, cringe, crawl, creep) +‎ -ag (-diminutive).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾuːpak/[1][2]

Noun

crùbag f (genitive singular crùbaig, plural crùbagan)

  1. crab
    1. specifically the edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
  2. crooked woman

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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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