creision

Welsh

Creision

Etymology

From creision, plus of cras (“something dried or scorched”), nominalisation of cras (“dry, scorched”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrei̯ʃɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrei̯sjɔn/, /ˈkrei̯ʃɔn/

Noun

creision f (collective, singulative creisionen)

1. crisps, potato chips

   Synonym: creision tatws

2. flakes

Derived terms

• creision tatws (“potato crisps, potato chips”)
• creision ŷd (“cornflakes”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
creision	greision	nghreision	chreision
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “creision”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies