creg

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish crec, possibly from the late Proto-Indo-European/substrate *kar (“stone, hard”); see also Old Armenian քար (kʿar, “stone”), Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard, solid”), Welsh carreg (“stone”).

Related Celtic descendants include Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Welsh craig.

Noun

creg f (genitive singular creggey)

  1. rock, crag

Derived terms
  • creggeen

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
cregchreggreg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Dravidian Origins and the West: Newly Discovered Ties with the Ancient Culture and Languages, Including Basque, of the Pre-Indo-European Mediterranean World, p. 325
  • Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition
  • Scigliano, Eric (2007): Michelangelo's Mountain: The Quest For Perfection in the Marble Quarries of Carrara, p. 84

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kreːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -eːɡ

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cregen (“clay vessel”).

Noun

creg f (plural cregiau)

  1. potsherd, fragment of pottery, ostracon
    Synonym: cragen

Adjective

creg f

  1. feminine singular of cryg (“hoarse”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
creg greg nghreg chreg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “creg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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