crëyr
Welsh
crëyr glas
Alternative forms
- crŷr
Etymology
From Middle Welsh crehyr, from Proto-Brythonic *krexVr (compare Middle Breton querhair), from or related to Proto-Celtic *korxsā (compare Irish corr), from imitative Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- (“to screech, creak”).
Related to Proto-Germanic *hraigrô (compare Dutch reiger, German Reiher).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkreː.ɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkreː.ɪr/
Noun
crëyr m (plural crehyrod)
- heron
- Synonym: crychydd
Derived terms
- crëyr bach (“little egret Egretta garzetta”)
- crëyr glas (“grey heron Ardea cinerea”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| crëyr | grëyr | nghrëyr | chrëyr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Peter Schrijver, “Animal, vegetable and mineral: some Western European substratum words”, Sound Law and Analogy: Papers in Honor of Robert S.P. Beekes on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday, ed. Alexander Lubotsky (Amsterdam–Atlanta: Rodopi, 1997), 297-303.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crëyr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies