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Old Irish cró [ 1] Proto-Celtic *kruwos *kruwyos ( “ enclosure ” ) .[ 2] Breton krao ( “ eye of a needle ” ) , kraou ( “ stable ” ) , Welsh crau ( “ hole; eye socket; sty ” ) ,[ 3] Cornish krow ( “ hut, shed, sty ” ) . From Proto-Indo-European *krewH- ( “ to cover ” ) , compare Old English hrēodan ( “ to cover ” ) , Old Church Slavonic крꙑти ( kryti , “ to hide ” ) .[ 4] [ 5]
cró m genitive singular cró nominative plural cróite
eye , socket bore ( photography ) aperture ring enclosure ; fold , pen (small) outbuilding
mean dwelling , hovel hollow ; ( topography ) hole Old Irish crú ( “ blood ” ) ,[ 6] [ 7] Proto-Celtic *krowos Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s
cró m genitive singular cró
blood , gore English crow ( “ iron bar ” ) .
cró m genitive singular cró nominative plural cróite
Alternative form of gró ( “ crowbar, crow ( iron bar ) ” )
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
