acras

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish occoras. === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈaʰk(ə)ɾəs̪/ (Southern Hebridean, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈaxk(ə)ɾəs̪/ (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈar̥kəs/ (metathesized; as if spelled arcas) (South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈɑxkəɾəs̪/ === Noun === acras m (genitive singular acrais, plural (rare) acrasan) hunger Tha an t-acras orm. ― I am hungry. (literally, “There is the hunger on me.”) is math an còcaire an t-acras (proverb) ― hunger is a good sauce (literally, “hunger is a good cook”) (dated) famine ==== Related terms ==== acrach acras geur === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “acras”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN “acras” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary. “acras”, in LearnGaelic - Dictionary, 2021