crintach

Welsh

Alternative forms

crintachlyd

Etymology

From crin (“withered”) with an unexplained suffix.

Adjective

crintach (feminine singular crintach, plural crintach, equative cyn grintach, comparative mwy crintach, superlative mwyaf crintach)

miserly, stingy, mean
Synonyms: cybyddlyd, llawgaead, mên, trachwantus

Derived terms

crintachrwydd (“miserliness, stinginess”)
crintachu (“to be miserly”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crintach	grintach	nghrintach	chrintach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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