crwys
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh crwys, from Proto-Brythonic *kruɨs (compare Old Cornish crois), from Latin crux. Doublet of croes and crog.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kruːɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /krʊɪ̯s/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯s
Noun edit
crwys f (plural crwys)
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| crwys | grwys | nghrwys | chrwys |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies