crychydd

Welsh

crychydd

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *krɨxɨð (compare Cornish kerghydh, Breton kerc’heiz), alteration of earlier *korxsiyos (compare Old Breton corcid), from Proto-Celtic *korxsā (compare Irish corr (heron, stork)), from which came also the Celtiberian ancestor of Spanish garza and Portuguese garça.

Pronunciation

Noun

crychydd m (plural crychyddion)

  1. heron

Synonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
crychydd grychydd nghrychydd chrychydd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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