crwn

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Old Irish cruind).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krʊn/
• Rhymes: -ʊn

Adjective

crwn (feminine singular cron, plural crynion, equative cryned, comparative crynach, superlative crynaf)

1. round, rounded; circular; globular; rotund
2. complete

Usage notes

Not to be confused with crwm (“curved, bowed, bent”).

Derived terms

• cronnell (“globeflower”)
• crynddail, deilgrwn (“round-leaved”)
• crynder (“roundness”)
• hirgrwn (“oval”)
• safngrwn (“hagfish”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crwn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crwn	grwn	nghrwn	chrwn

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), “crwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies