cron

See also: Cron and crón

English

Etymology

From chrono-, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.

Noun

cron (uncountable)

  1. (computing) A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.

Derived terms

Irish

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin)

  1. fault, defect, blemish
  2. Reproving look, notice.

Declension

Declension of cron (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cron
vocative a chruin
genitive cruin
dative cron
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an cron
genitive an chruin
dative leis an gcron
don chron

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cron
radical lenition eclipsis
cron chron gcron

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

Noun

cron m (genitive singular croin, plural croin)

  1. harm, injury, defect
  2. delinquency, blame, fault

Derived terms

  • cronachadh m (“criticism, denunciation, reproach, reproof”)
  • cronaich (“rebuke, chide, scold”, verb)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Adjective

cron f

  1. feminine singular of crwn (“curved”)

Noun

cron f

  1. cow parsnip, hogweed (Heracleum Sphondylium)

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cron
radical soft nasal aspirate
cron gron nghron chron

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), “cron”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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