crwban
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkrʊban/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkruːban/, /ˈkrʊban/
- Rhymes: -ʊban
Noun
[edit]crwban m (plural crwbanod)
- turtle, tortoise
- Synonyms: crogengranc, crwman, llyffant cragennog
- hunchback
- (obsolete) crustacean
- Synonym: cramennog
Adjective
[edit]crwban (feminine singular crwban, plural crwban, equative mor grwban, comparative mwy crwban, superlative mwyaf crwban)
Derived terms
[edit]- crwban môr m (“sea turtle”)
Related terms
[edit]- crwman (“crouching; hunchback; tortoise, turtle”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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crwban | grwban | nghrwban | chrwban |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies