craith

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh creith, from Proto-Celtic *krenxtus. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic creuchd and Irish créacht (“gash”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krai̯θ/
Rhymes: -ai̯θ

Noun

craith f (plural creithiau or creithau)

(pathology) scar

Derived terms

craith unnos (“rapidly healing scar”)
creithig (“small scar; shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten-veneris)”)
creithiog (“scarry, scarred”)
meinwe craith (“scar tissue”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *craith*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
craith	graith	nghraith	chraith

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

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