acra-

See also: acra, Acra, and ACRA

Irish

Alternative forms

• acr- (before a vowel)
• acrai- (before a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”).

Prefix

acra-

1. acro-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with acra-

acrainm

acraiceintreach

acrachrios

acrafóibe

acraimeigileacht

acrasóm

acraiteilm

Mutation

Mutated forms of acra-

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acra-	n-acra-	hacra-	t-acra-

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

Further reading

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