craobh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cráeb, cróeb, perhaps originally “splittable”, in which case from the root of criathar (“sieve”).[1]
Noun
craobh f (genitive singular craoibhe, nominative plural craobhacha)
- branch (of a tree, of an organization)
- win, victory, championship (in sport)
Declension
Declension of craobh
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: craobha
- Alternative nominative plural: craobha
Derived terms
- An Chraobh Dhearg
- An Chraobh Rua
- cluiche craoibhe m (“final, championship (game)”)
- craobh fhiáin f (“wayfaring tree”)
- craobhán m (“small branch, twig”)
- craobhóg f (“small branch, twig”)
- sú craobh f (“raspberry”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| craobh | chraobh | gcraobh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “craobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 48
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “craoḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “craobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cráeb, cróeb, perhaps originally “splittable”, in which case from the root of criathar (“sieve”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɾɯːv/
Derived terms
- craobh shìor-ghorm f (“evergreen tree”)
- craobh-chuilinn f (“holly tree”)
- craobh-geanmchno f (“chestnut tree”)
- craobh-geanmchno-fhiadhaich f (“horse chestnut tree”)
- craobh-mheas f (“fruit tree”)
- craobh-shloinntearachd f (“family tree”)
- craobh-ubhail f (“apple tree”)
- fàinne-chraoibhe f (“tree ring”)
- gealbhonn nan craobh (“tree sparrow”)
- leòmhann-chraobh m (“griffin”)
- meas-chraobh f (“fruit tree”)
- sùbh-craoibh f (“raspberry”)
Verb
craobh (past chraobh, future craobhaidh, verbal noun craobhadh, past participle craobhte)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| craobh | chraobh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “craobh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “craobh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cráeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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