crwys

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Welsh

Alternative forms

crws

Etymology

From Middle Welsh crwys, from Proto-Brythonic *kruɨs (compare Old Cornish crois), from Latin crux. Doublet of croes and crog.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /kruːɨ̯s/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /krʊɪ̯s/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯s

Noun

crwys f (plural crwys)

cross, crucifix

Synonyms

crog
croes

Mutation

Mutated forms of *crwys*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crwys	grwys	nghrwys	chrwys

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

Further reading

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

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