crys

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kridsus (compare Breton kriz, Old Cornish kreis, Old Irish cris (“girdle, belt; hoop”)).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /krɨːs/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kriːs/

Noun

crys m (plural crysau)

  1. shirt; undergarment, chemise; smock

Derived terms

  • crys chwys
  • crys-T

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

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