crúach

See also: cruach

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *krouk- (“heap”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *krewH- (“to heap up”), shared with Old English hrēac (“stack, rick”), Lithuanian kruvà (“heap”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kruːa̯x]

Noun

crúach f (genitive crúaiche, nominative plural crúacha)

  1. stack (of corn or hay), rick
  2. heap, pile

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative crúachL crúaichL crúachaH
vocative crúachL crúaichL crúachaH
accusative crúaichN crúaichL crúachaH
genitive crúaicheH crúachL crúachN
dative crúaichL crúachaib crúachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • crúachaid

Descendants

  • Irish: cruach
    • → English: croagh
    • →⇒ Yola: kurkeen
  • Manx: creagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: cruach

Mutation

Mutation of crúach
radical lenition nasalization
crúach chrúach crúach
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “krowko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 226-27
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “krā[u]- : krǝu- : krū̆-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 616

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