corra-ghritheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From corra + Old Irish grith (“shout, scream”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

corra-ghritheach f (genitive singular corra-ghrithich, plural corran-ghritheach)

  1. heron, grey heron; stork; crane

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “grith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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