crys

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English

Noun

crys (plural cryses)

  1. Archaic form of kris.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *krissus (“belt”) (compare Cornish krys, Breton krez, Irish crios (“belt, girdle”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (compare Proto-Slavic *čersъ (“money belt”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

crys m (plural crysau, diminutive crysan)

  1. shirt

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crys grys nghrys chrys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 225

Further reading

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