cryf
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh cryf, from Proto-Brythonic *krɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kriɸmos (compare Breton kreñv, Cornish krev).
corff, a Latin borrowing, is from the same Proto-Indo-European root, *krep- (“body”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /krɨːv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /krɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kriːv/
- Rhymes: -ɨːv
Adjective
cryf (feminine singular cref, plural cryfion, equative cryfed, comparative cryfach, superlative cryfaf)
- strong
- tending to constipate, astringent (of medicine or substance)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cryf | gryf | nghryf | chryf |
| 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), “cryf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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