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crys

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English

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Noun

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crys (plural cryses)

  1. Archaic form of kris.

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *krissus (belt) (compare Cornish krys, Breton krez, Irish crios (belt, girdle)), from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (compare Proto-Slavic *čersъ (money belt)).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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crys m (plural crysau, diminutive crysan)

  1. shirt

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of crys
radical soft nasal aspirate
crys grys nghrys chrys

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

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 225

Further reading

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