kroghen

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish crohen, from Proto-Brythonic *kroxen, from Proto-Celtic *krokkenom, possibly from a substrate language. Cognate with Breton kroc'hen, Irish and Scottish Gaelic craiceann, Manx cracken, and Welsh croen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔxən/

Noun

kroghen f (plural kreghyn)

1. skin
2. hide

Derived terms

• askel groghen (“bat (mammal)”)
• kodran kroghen (“bodhran, holdall”)
• kroghen lagas (“eyelid”)
• kroghen vugh (“cowhide”)
• kroghena (“skin”, verb)
• kroghendanow (“sensitive, thin-skinned”)
• medhek kroghen, medhoges kroghen (“dermatologist”)
• medhler kroghen (“skin conditioner”)
• tew y groghen (“sensitive”)

Mutation

Mutation of kroghen

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kroghen	groghen	hroghen	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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