craith

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with 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

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
craith	graith	nghraith	chraith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.