craorag
Irish
Alternative forms
- craorac, craorach
Etymology
From Middle Irish cróderg, from Old Irish crú (“blood”) + derg (“red”); compare the modern equivalent compound cródhearg.
Adjective
craorag (genitive singular masculine craoraig, genitive singular feminine craoraige, plural craoraga, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of craorag
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | craorag | chraorag | craoraga; chraoraga² | |
| Vocative | chraoraig | craoraga | ||
| Genitive | craoraige | craoraga | craorag | |
| Dative | craorag; chraorag¹ |
chraorag; chraoraig (archaic) |
craoraga; chraoraga² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- oráiste craorag (“blood orange”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| craorag | chraorag | gcraorag |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “craorag” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “croderg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “craorac” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 190.
- "craorag" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31
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