cregen
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrɛɡɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkreːɡɛn/, /ˈkrɛɡɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɛɡɛn
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to cragen (“potsherd”).
Noun edit
cregen f (plural cregiau)
- clay vessel
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From cryg (“discordant, hoarse”) + -yn
Noun edit
cregen f (uncountable)
- discordant speech
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cregen | gregen | nghregen | chregen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cregen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies