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)

1. 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