cròilean
Appearance
Scottish Gaelic
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cròilean m (genitive singular cròilein, plural cròileanan)
- little fold
- group, little circle or ring of children, club (of people)
- cage
- cluster
- game of touch, tag
References
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cròilean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
- Gaelic Without Groans (Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1962, by John MacKechnie)