crwm

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh crwm, from Proto-Brythonic *krum, from Proto-Celtic *krumbos (compare Irish crom), from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krʊm/
• Rhymes: -ʊm

Adjective

crwm (feminine singular crom, plural crymion, equative crymed, comparative crymach, superlative crymaf)

1. curved, bowed, bent

Usage notes

Not to be confused with crwn (“round, circular”).

Derived terms

• acen grom
• cromell
• cromen
• cromfach
• cromgell
• cromlech
• cromlin
• crwmach
• crwman
• cryman
• crymder
• crymedd
• crymu

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crwm	grwm	nghrwm	chrwm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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