crychog

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

crych (“wrinkle, crease”) +‎ -og[1]

Adjective

crychog (feminine singular crychog, plural crychog, equative mor grychog, comparative mwy crychog, superlative mwyaf crychog)

  1. wrinkly
    Synonyms: rhychog, cyrliog

Derived terms
  • berwr crychiog (“bastard cabbage, turnipweed”)
  • cornbig crychog (“wrinkled hornbill”)
  • gweunwyllt crychog (“wavy meadow-grass”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crychog grychog nghrychog chrychog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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