crogall

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish corcarduill, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɔɡəl̪ˠ/

Noun

crogall m (genitive singular crogaill, nominative plural crogaill)

1. crocodile

Declension

Declension of crogall (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative crogall crogaill vocative a chrogaill a chrogalla genitive crogaill crogall dative crogall crogaill forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an crogall na crogaill genitive an chrogaill na gcrogall dative leis an gcrogall don chrogall leis na crogaill

Derived terms

• fáiscín crogaill m (“alligator clip”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crogall

radical	lenition	eclipsis
crogall	chrogall	gcrogall

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “crogall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish corcarduill, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾˠokəl̪ˠ/

Noun

crogall m (genitive singular crogaill, plural crogallan)

1. crocodile