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Welsh
Etymology
From crwb (“hump”) + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
crwban m (plural crwbanod)
- turtle, tortoise
- Synonyms: crogengranc, crwman, llyffant cragennog
- hunchback
- Synonyms: crwca, crwman
- (obsolete) crustacean
- Synonym: cramennog
Adjective
crwban (feminine singular crwban, plural crwban, equative mor grwban, comparative mwy crwban, superlative mwyaf crwban)
- hunchbacked
- Synonyms: cefngrwm, crwca
- hunched, bent
- Synonyms: crwm, crwca
Derived terms
- crwman (“crouching; hunchback; tortoise, turtle”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies