crydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cryð, by irregular syncope from Proto-Brythonic *kėrɨð, from Proto-Celtic *karɸiyos. Compare Breton kere, Old Irish cairem (“leatherworker”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /krɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kriːð/
• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Noun

crydd m (plural cryddion)

1. shoemaker, cobbler

Derived terms

• crydda (“to cobble”)
• cryddiaeth (“shoemaking”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crydd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crydd	grydd	nghrydd	chrydd

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

Further reading

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