grug
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos, from an unknown non-Indo-European source.
Compare Czech vřes, Latvian vìrsis, Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grug m or m pl (plural grugow, singulative gruglon)
Compounds edit
Mutation edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡrɨːɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡriːɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɨːɡ
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh gwrug, from Proto-Brythonic *gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos, from an unknown non-Indo-European source.
Compare Czech vřes, Latvian vìrsis, Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
grug m or m pl (plural grugoedd, singulative grugyn or grugen)
Derived terms edit
Compounds edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
grug | rug | ngrug | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
grug
- Soft mutation of crug (“hillock”).
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
crug | grug | nghrug | chrug |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |