Crianlarich
A' Chrìon-Làraich
Meaning
the derelict settlement site
Location
Perthshire
Stirling
NN384250
English / Map Form: Crianlarich
Gaelic Form: A' Chrìon-Làraich
Location: Stirlingshire
Post Town: CRIANLARICH
County: Perthshire
Local Authority: Stirling
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Crianlarich
Gaelic Form: A' Chrìon-Làraich
Genitive Form: na Criòn-Làraich
Language Notes
G nom. sg. fem. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited slenderised nom. sg. fem. preposed adj. crìon, `withered, little' + nom. sg. làrach, fem. `site for a house' = `the withered or little site'Element Meaning
G crìon ~ withered, little; làrach ~ site for a house
Sources
| Crianlarich | 1867 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| a’ Chrion-lathrach | Robertson, MS361, 139 |
| A’ Chrion Lathrach | Robertson, MS373, 139 |
| A’ Chrion-Larach (Chrian) | Robertson, MS372, 139 |
| XriouLaraX | Diack |
| Crithionnlaraich | Watson 2002 (1928), 175 |
Additional Information
Watson’s derivation of critheann, ‘aspen’ would mean two nouns being placed side by side, a rare combination (see discussion of Brackletter).
The slenderised final syllable -aich represents the oblique form of this word. The emergence of the oblique form of the non-oblique form can arise in cases where the oblique is used more in speech
The hyphen is in accordance with GNLC principle 5a (forthcoming), since crìon can go before and after the noun it qualifies
