craic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish craic, itself borrowed from Northern English crack, inherited from Middle English crak (“loud conversation, bragging talk”). Doublet of crack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹæk/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æk
• Homophone: crack

Noun

craic (uncountable)

1. (Ireland) Fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation.
   • 2007, Kevin Cullen, His peace in poetry‎^[1], The Boston Globe:

     He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.

   • 2015, Ben Ritchie, “A Bit of Craic”, in Original Writing from Ireland’s Own: An Anthology of the Best Stories from the Annual Writing Competitions Run by Ireland’s Premier Family Magazine, 2015 edition, Dublin: Original Writing, →ISBN, section “Highly Commended”, page 180:

     “Sure, it will be a bit of craic,” said Beth, “when’s the last time a fortune teller came anywhere near here?”

Derived terms

• craic killer
• what's the craic

 

Translations

fun

• Dutch: plezier (nl) n
• Galician: diversión (gl) f
• Irish: craic f
• Scottish Gaelic: craic m, dibhearsan m

Anagrams

• ARCIC, Ricca, circa

Irish

Etymology

From English crack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾˠac/

Noun

craic f (genitive singular craice, nominative plural craiceanna)

1. crack
2. conversation, chat, fun
3. crazy person

Declension

Declension of craic (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative craic craiceanna vocative a chraic a chraiceanna genitive craice craiceanna dative craic craiceanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chraic na craiceanna genitive na craice na gcraiceanna dative leis an gcraic don chraic leis na craiceanna

Synonyms

• (fun): spórt, spraoi

Descendants

• → English: craic

Mutation

Mutated forms of craic

radical	lenition	eclipsis
craic	chraic	gcraic

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English crack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɾɛçc/

Noun

craic m (genitive singular craic, no plural)

1. craic, chat, fun

Mutation

Mutation of craic

radical	lenition
craic	chraic

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