craith

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh creith, from Proto-Celtic *krenxtus. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic creuchd and Irish créacht (“gash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krai̯θ/
• Rhymes: -ai̯θ

Noun

craith f (plural creithiau or creithau)

1. (pathology) scar

Derived terms

• craith unnos (“rapidly healing scar”)
• creithig (“small scar; shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten-veneris)”)
• creithiog (“scarry, scarred”)
• meinwe craith (“scar tissue”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of craith

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
craith	graith	nghraith	chraith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.