craiceáilte

Irish

Etymology

From craiceáil +‎ -te. The sense “loony, zany” is a semantic loan from English cracked.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠæcɑːl̠ʲtʲə/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈkɾˠæːcɑːl̠ʲtʲə][1], /ˈkɾˠækɑːlʲtʲə/[2]

Adjective

craiceáilte

  1. loony, zany

Synonyms

Participle

craiceáilte

  1. past participle of craiceáil

Mutation

Mutated forms of craiceáilte
radical lenition eclipsis
craiceáilte chraiceáilte gcraiceáilte

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

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 322
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 163

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