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)

1. ripple
2. wrinkle, crease

   Synonym: tolc

Derived terms

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

Adjective

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

1. curly, wrinkled

   Synonym: cyrliog

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crych	grych	nghrych	chrych
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), “crych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies