crwydr

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kruɨdr, from Proto-Celtic *krētros (sieve).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /krʊɨ̯dr/, [ˈkrʰʊɨ̯dr̩]
  • (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /krʊi̯dr/, [ˈkrʰʊi̯dr̩]

Noun

crwydr m (plural crwydrau)

  1. a wandering, roving, roaming
  2. a sieve, winnowing-fan

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
crwydr grwydr nghrwydr chrwydr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • crwydr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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