craos
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cráes (“maw, mouth, gullet; gluttony, excessive eating”).
Declension
Declension of craos
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- craosach (“open-mouthed, deep-vented; voracious, gluttonous; roaring, raging”)
- craosaire (“glutton”)
- craosán (“gullet; gorge; deep rut, gully”)
- craosbhloc (“breech-block”)
- craosdeamhan (“demon of gluttony”)
- craosfholc (“gargle”, transitive verb)
- craos foirnéise (“throat of furnace”)
- craosghalar (“thrush”)
- craoslódáil (“breech-loading”)
- craoslongadh (“voracious eating, gluttony”)
Related terms
- craosaireacht (“voraciousness, gluttony”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| craos | chraos | gcraos |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "craos" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “craos” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “craos” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cráes”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cráes (“maw, mouth, gullet; gluttony, excessive eating”).
Noun
craos m (genitive singular craois, plural craosan)
- mouth (animal)
- (derogatory) mouth (human)
- gluttony
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| craos | chraos |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “cráes”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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