crintach
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From crin (“withered”) with an unexplained suffix.
Adjective edit
crintach (feminine singular crintach, plural crintach, equative mor grintach, comparative mwy crintach, superlative mwyaf crintach)
Derived terms edit
- crintachrwydd (“miserliness, stinginess”)
- crintachu (“to be miserly”)
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- 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