crychydd

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Welsh

crychydd glas

Alternative forms

crechydd

Etymology

From Middle Welsh crychydd, from Proto-Brythonic *körxɨð (compare Cornish kerghydh, Breton kerc’heiz), from Proto-Celtic *korkiyos.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrəχɨ̞ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrəχɪð/

Noun

crychydd m (plural crychyddion or crychyddod)

heron
Synonym: crëyr

Derived terms

crychydd cam (“grey heron Ardea cinerea”)
crychydd dindon (“grey heron Ardea cinerea”)
crychydd glas (“grey heron Ardea cinerea”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *crychydd*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crychydd	grychydd	nghrychydd	chrychydd

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), “crychydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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