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carreg

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh carrec, from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg (compare Cornish karrek, Breton karreg), from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (hard) (compare Old Armenian քար (kʻar, stone), Sanskrit खर (khara, hard)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carreg f (plural cerrig)

  1. stone

Derived terms

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Adjective

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carreg (feminine singular carreg, plural cerrig, not comparable)

  1. stone, made of stone
    Dw i'n byw mewn tŷ carreg.
    I live in a stone house.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of carreg
radical soft nasal aspirate
carreg garreg ngharreg charreg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.