craidd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *krėð, from Proto-Celtic *kridyom (“heart”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krai̯ð/
• Rhymes: -ai̯ð

Noun

craidd m (plural creiddiau)

1. centre, middle, core

   Synonyms: calon, canolbwynt

Derived terms

• echreiddiad (“eccentricity”)
• echreiddig (“eccentric”)
• pwnc craidd (“core subject”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
craidd	graidd	nghraidd	chraidd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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