crai

See also: Crai

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crās (“tomorrow”). See procrastinare, a related borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraj/
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: crài

Adverb

crai

1. (archaic, literary) tomorrow

   Synonym: domani

Related terms

• poscrai

Anagrams

• Acri, acri, arci-, cari

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French croire (“to believe”), compare Haitian Creole kwè.

Verb

crai

1. to believe

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic краль (kralĭ), from Proto-Slavic *korľь. Compare Bulgarian крал (kral), Serbo-Croatian kralj.

Noun

crai m (plural crai)

1. (today mostly poetic) king, emperor, ruler
2. (playing cards) king
3. (figurative) lady's man, philanderer, Don Juan

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	crai	craiul		crai	craii
genitive-dative	crai	craiului		crai	crailor
vocative	craiule			crailor

Synonyms

• (king): rege
• (emperor): împărat
• (ruler): domnitor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic краи (krai), from Proto-Slavic *krajь (“edge”).

Noun

crai m (uncountable)

1. (used only in the expression crai nou) new moon

   Synonym: lună nouă

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	crai	craiul
genitive-dative	crai	craiului
vocative	craiule

Sardinian

Noun

crai (Campidanese)

1. Alternative form of crae (“key”)

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Breton crai (“sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krai̯/

Adjective

crai (feminine singular crai, plural crai, equative craied, comparative craiach, superlative craiaf)

1. new, fresh

   Synonyms: croyw, ffres

2. raw, crude
3. bare, rough
4. severe, sad
5. unleavened (of bread)

   Synonyms: dilefain, croyw

6. unfulled (of cloth)
7. clear
8. pleasant

Derived terms

• deunydd crai (“raw material”)
• haearn crai (“pig iron”)
• olew crai (“crude oil”)
• sidan crai (“raw silk”)
• sienna crai (“raw sienna”)
• wmber crai (“raw umber”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crai

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crai	grai	nghrai	chrai

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies