crafanc

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh crauanc, from Proto-Celtic *kruwankos, a compound of *kruwos (“hoof”) + *ankos (“bent”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkravaŋk/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkra(ː)vaŋk/

Noun

crafanc f or m (plural crafangau or crafancau)

1. claw, talon
2. paw

Derived terms

• crafangu (“to claw”)
• crafanc y frân (“crowfoot, buttercup”)
• crafanc y gwr drŵg (“couch-grass”)
• crafanc y llew (“monkshood”)
• crafanc yr arth (“bear's foot, stinking hellebore”)
• morthwyl crafanc (“claw-hammer”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crafanc	grafanc	nghrafanc	chrafanc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.