crwban

Welsh

Etymology

From crwb (“hump”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrʊban/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkruːban/, /ˈkrʊban/
• Rhymes: -ʊban

Noun

crwban m (plural crwbanod)

1. tortoise

   Synonyms: crogengranc, crwman, llyffant cragennog, llyry, melwioges

2. turtle

   Synonyms: crogengranc, crwman, llyffant cragennog, môr-grwban, melwioges

3. crab

   Synonym: cranc

4. lobster

   Synonym: cimwch

5. hunchback

   Synonym: crwman

Adjective

crwban (feminine singular crwban, plural crwban, equative mor grwban, comparative mwy crwban, superlative mwyaf crwban)

1. hunchbacked

   Synonyms: cefngrwm, crwca

2. hunched, bent

   Synonyms: crwm, crwca

Derived terms

• crwban môr m (“sea turtle”)

Related terms

• crwman (“crouching; hunchback; tortoise, turtle”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crwban	grwban	nghrwban	chrwban
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–present), “crwban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies