crych

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Latin crispus (“curly”).

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Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /krɨːχ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /kriːχ/

Noun

crych m (plural crychau)

ripple
wrinkle, crease

Derived terms

crychu (“to wrinkle, to crimp”)
(music): crychyn (“quaver”)

Adjective

crych (feminine singular crech, plural crychion, equative cryched, comparative crychach, superlative crychaf)

curly, wrinkled
Synonym: cyrliog

Mutation

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References

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

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