craorag

Irish

Alternative forms

• craorac, craorach

Etymology

From Middle Irish cróderg, from Old Irish crú (“blood”) + derg (“red”); compare the modern equivalent compound cródhearg.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠeːɾˠək/, (older) /ˈkɾˠɤːɾˠək/^[1]

Adjective

craorag (genitive singular masculine craoraig, genitive singular feminine craoraige, plural craoraga, not comparable)

1. blood red
2. crimson

Declension

	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)

Declension of craorag

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.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Further reading

• “craorag”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “croderg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “craorac”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 190
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “craorag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN