crys
English edit
Noun edit
crys (plural cryses)
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *krissus (“belt”) (compare Cornish krys, Breton krez, Irish crios (“belt, girdle”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (compare Proto-Slavic *čersъ (“money belt”)).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
crys m (plural crysau, diminutive crysan)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| crys | grys | nghrys | chrys |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 225
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies