crychydd
Welsh
crychydd glas
Alternative forms
- crechydd
Etymology
From Middle Welsh crychydd, from Proto-Brythonic *körxɨð (compare Cornish kerghydh, Breton kerc’heiz), from Proto-Celtic *korkiyos.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrəχɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrəχɪð/
Noun
crychydd m (plural crychyddion or crychyddod)
- heron
- Synonym: crëyr
Derived terms
- (South Wales) crychydd cam (“grey heron Ardea cinerea”)
- (South Wales) crychydd dindon (“grey heron Ardea cinerea”)
- (South Wales) crychydd glas (“grey heron Ardea cinerea”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| crychydd | grychydd | nghrychydd | chrychydd |
| 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), “crychydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies