carreg
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkarɛɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaraɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkarɛɡ/
- Rhymes: -arɛɡ
Noun
[edit]carreg f (plural cerrig)
Derived terms
[edit]- caregaidd (“stony, like stone”, adjective)
- caregog (“stony, full of stone”, adjective)
- caregu (“petrify”, verb)
- carreg fedd (“gravestone”)
- carreg galch (“limestone”)
- cerigos (“shingle, pebbles”)
Adjective
[edit]carreg (feminine singular carreg, plural cerrig, not comparable)
- stone, made of stone
- Dw i'n byw mewn tŷ carreg.
- I live in a stone house.
Mutation
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Rhymes:Welsh/arɛɡ
- Rhymes:Welsh/arɛɡ/2 syllables
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