cré

See also: cre, CRE, crè, and crê

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cɾʲeː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cré.

Noun

cré f (genitive singular cré or criadh, nominative plural créanna)

  1. clay
  2. earth, soil
    Synonyms: ithir, úir
Declension
Standard inflection (fourth declension)
Declension of cré

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cré créanna
Vocative a chré a chréanna
Genitive cré créanna
Dative cré créanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chré na créanna
Genitive na cré na gcréanna
Dative leis an gcré

don chré

 leis na créanna
Alternative (archaic, dialectal) inflection (fifth declension)
Declension of cré

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cré créidheanna
Vocative a chré a chréidheanna
Genitive criadh créidheanna
Dative criaidh créidheanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chré na créidheanna
Genitive na criadh na gcréidheanna
Dative leis an gcriaidh

don chriaidh

 leis na créidheanna
Derived terms
  • cré criadóra, cré potaire (“potter's clay”)
  • criaga

Etymology 2

From Old Irish créda, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”)

Alternative forms

Noun

cré f (genitive singular cré, nominative plural créanna)

  1. (religion) creed
Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cré chré gcré
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “1 cré” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 créda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “cré” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "cré" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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