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

Declension of crai

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) crai	craiul	(niște) crai	craii
genitive/dative	(unui) crai	craiului	(unor) 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

declension of crai (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) crai	craiul
genitive/dative	(unui) 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
2. raw, crude
3. bare, rough
4. severe, sad
5. unleavened (of bread)
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

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crai	grai	nghrai	chrai
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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