craosach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cráesach (“gluttonous, greedy”), from cráes (“maw”), from Old Irish cróes (“gluttony”). By surface analysis, craos (“maw; gluttony”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠeːsˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠiːsˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠiːsˠa(x)/

Adjective

craosach (genitive singular masculine craosaigh, genitive singular feminine craosaí, plural craosacha, comparative craosaí)

  1. open-mouthed, deep-vented
  2. voracious, gluttonous
  3. roaring, raging

Declension

Declension of craosach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative craosach chraosach craosacha;
chraosacha2
vocative chraosaigh craosacha
genitive craosaí craosacha craosach
dative craosach;
chraosach1 		chraosach;
chraosaigh (archaic) 		craosacha;
chraosacha2
Comparative níos craosaí
Superlative is craosaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

craosach m (genitive singular craosaigh, nominative plural craosaigh)

  1. alternative form of craosaire (“glutton”)

Declension

Declension of craosach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative craosach craosaigh
vocative a chraosaigh a chraosacha
genitive craosaigh craosach
dative craosach craosaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an craosach na craosaigh
genitive an chraosaigh na gcraosach
dative leis an gcraosach
don chraosach 		leis na craosaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of craosach
radical lenition eclipsis
craosach chraosach gcraosach

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

From Middle Irish cráesach (“gluttonous, greedy”), from cráes (“maw”), from Old Irish cróes (“gluttony”). By surface analysis, craos (“maw; gluttony”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾɯːs̪əx/

Adjective

craosach

  1. gluttonous, voracious
    Synonym: gionach
  2. wide-mouthed
  3. bibulous

Derived terms

  • preachan-craosach, sgreuchan-craosach (“vulture”)

Noun

craosach m (genitive singular craosaich, plural craosaich)

  1. bonfire

Noun

craosach f (genitive singular craosaich, plural craosaichean)

  1. wide-mouthed woman

Mutation

Mutation of craosach
radical lenition
craosach chraosach

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “craosach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cráesach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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