crebachu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • crebychu, crybychu

Etymology

crebach (“shrivelled”) +‎ -u

Verb

crebachu (first-person singular present crebachaf)

  1. to shrivel, to wither, to wizen
    Synonyms: crychu, gwywo, crino, gwystno, sybachu
  2. (figurative) to shrink, to become smaller, to waste away
    Synonyms: lleihau, cilio

Derived terms

  • crebachiad (“shrinkage”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crebachu
radical soft nasal aspirate
crebachu grebachu nghrebachu chrebachu

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “crebachu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crebachu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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