creg

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish crec, possibly from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian քար (kʻar, “stone”), Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard, solid”), Welsh carreg (“stone”).

Related Celtic descendants include Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Welsh craig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kreɡ/

Noun

creg f (genitive singular creggey, plural creggyn)

  1. rock, crag

Derived terms

  • creggeen

Mutation

Mutation of creg
radical lenition eclipsis
creg chreg greg

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

References

  • Dravidian Origins and the West: Newly Discovered Ties with the Ancient Culture and Languages, Including Basque, of the Pre-Indo-European Mediterranean World, p. 325
  • Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition
  • Scigliano, Eric (2007): Michelangelo's Mountain: The Quest For Perfection in the Marble Quarries of Carrara, p. 84

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kreːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -eːɡ

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cregen (“clay vessel”).

Noun

creg f (plural cregiau)

  1. potsherd, fragment of pottery, ostracon
    Synonym: cragen

Etymology 2

Adjective

creg f

  1. feminine singular of cryg (“hoarse”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of creg
radical soft nasal aspirate
creg greg nghreg chreg

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “creg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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