krec'h

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See also: krech and Krech

Breton

Etymology 1

Mentioned in the Catholicon (Middle Breton crech), from Proto-Brythonic *krɨx, from Proto-Celtic *krixsos (curly) (compare Cornish crygh (curly), Welsh crych (curly), Gaulish crixsos (curly, crispy)), from Proto-Indo-European *kripso- (compare Latin crispus).

Adjective

krec'h

  1. frizzy, curly

Etymology 2

Mentioned in the Catholicon (Middle Breton knech).

From Old Breton cnoch, from Proto-Brythonic *knux, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos (hill) (compare Welsh cnwch (hill, mount), Irish cnoc (hill, mount)).

Noun

krec'h m (plural krec'hioù)

  1. height, eminence
  2. mound
Inflection
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Mutation of krec'h
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular krec'h grec'h c'hrec'h unchanged
plural krec'hioù grec'hioù c'hrec'hioù unchanged

References

  • Henry, Victor (1900) “krec'h”, in Lexique étymologique des termes les plus usuels du breton moderne (Bibliothèque bretonne armoricaine; III) (in French), Rennes: J. Plihon et L. Hervé