crasu

Welsh

Etymology

From cras (“dry, parched, rough, harsh”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

crasu (first-person singular present crasaf)

  1. to bake, to toast
    Synonyms: pobi, tostio
  2. to parch, to scorch
    Synonyms: deifio, rhuddo
  3. to thrash, to beat
    Synonyms: cosi, curo

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future crasaf cresi crasa craswn creswch, craswch crasant cresir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 craswn crasit crasai crasem crasech crasent cresid
preterite cresais cresaist crasodd crasasom crasasoch crasasant craswyd
pluperfect crasaswn crasasit crasasai crasasem crasasech crasasent crasasid, crasesid
present subjunctive craswyf cresych craso crasom crasoch crasont craser
imperative — crasa crased craswn creswch, craswch crasent craser
verbal noun crasu
verbal adjectives crasedig
crasadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future crasa i, crasaf i crasi di crasith o/e/hi, crasiff e/hi craswn ni craswch chi crasan nhw
conditional craswn i, crasswn i craset ti, crasset ti crasai fo/fe/hi, crassai fo/fe/hi crasen ni, crassen ni crasech chi, crassech chi crasen nhw, crassen nhw
preterite crasais i, crases i crasaist ti, crasest ti crasodd o/e/hi crason ni crasoch chi crason nhw
imperative — crasa — — craswch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • crasfa (“beating, thrashing”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crasu grasu nghrasu chrasu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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