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Welsh
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Latin crispus (“curly”).
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Pronunciation
Noun
crych m (plural crychau)
- ripple
- Synonym: crychiad
- wrinkle, crease
- Synonym: tolc
Derived terms
Adjective
crych (feminine singular crech, plural crychion, equative cryched, comparative crychach, superlative crychaf)
- curly, wrinkled
- Synonym: cyrliog
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), “crych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies