croesgad

Welsh

Etymology

From croes (“cross”) +‎ cad (“army; battle”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔɨ̯sɡad/, [ˈkrɔɨ̯skad]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔi̯sɡad/, [ˈkrɔi̯skad]

Noun

croesgad f (plural croesgadau)

1. crusade

Mutation

Mutated forms of croesgad

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
croesgad	groesgad	nghroesgad	chroesgad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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