crwban
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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)
- tortoise
- Synonyms: crogengranc, crwman, llyffant cragennog, llyry, melwioges
- turtle
- Synonyms: crogengranc, crwman, llyffant cragennog, môr-grwban, melwioges
- crab
- Synonym: cranc
- lobster
- Synonym: cimwch
- hunchback
- Synonym: crwman
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]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
crwban | grwban | nghrwban | chrwban |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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