crintach

Welsh

Alternative forms

• crintachlyd

Etymology

From crin (“withered”) with an unexplained suffix.

Adjective

crintach (feminine singular crintach, plural crintach, equative mor grintach, comparative mwy crintach, superlative mwyaf crintach)

1. miserly, stingy, mean

   Synonyms: cybyddlyd, llawgaead, mên, trachwantus

Derived terms

• crintachrwydd (“miserliness, stinginess”)
• crintachu (“to be miserly”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crintach	grintach	nghrintach	chrintach
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), “crintach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies