crys

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *krid-su (compare Breton kriz, Old Cornish kreis, Old Irish cris (“girdle, belt; hoop”)).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /krɨːs/
• (South Wales) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kriːs/

Noun

crys m (plural crysau, diminutive crysan)

1. shirt; undergarment, chemise; smock

Derived terms

• crys chwys
• crys-T

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crys	grys	nghrys	chrys
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), “crys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies