creutair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish crétúir, from Latin creātūra (“created thing; creature”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɾeːʰt̪ɛɾʲ/

Noun

creutair m (genitive singular creutair, plural creutairean)

  1. creature, being, person
  2. body
    an creutair truagh ― the poor body

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “creutair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
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