creoi
Manx
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish crúaid, from Old Irish crúaid. Cognate with Irish crua and Scottish Gaelic cruaidh.
Adjective
editcreoi
- hard, tough, hardy
- solid, stiff; hard-boiled
- difficult
- near (with money); neat; obdurate, adamant, heartless, steely, stubborn
- dry
- bitter (of frost)
- blistering (as language)
Derived terms
editVerb
editcreoi (verbal noun creoiaghey)
- (transitive, intransitive, metallurgy) to anneal
- Synonym: tempree
Alternative forms
editMutation
edit| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| creoi | chreoi | greoi |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||