crafanc

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh crauanc, from Proto-Celtic *kruwankos, a compound of *kruwos (“hoof”) + *ankos (“bent”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

crafanc f or m (plural crafangau or crafancau)

  1. claw, talon
  2. paw

Derived terms

  • crafangu (“to claw”)
  • crafanc y frân (“crowfoot, buttercup”)
  • crafanc y gwr drŵg (“couch-grass”)
  • crafanc y llew (“monkshood”)
  • crafanc yr arth (“bear's foot, stinking hellebore”)
  • morthwyl crafanc (“claw-hammer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crafanc
radical soft nasal aspirate
crafanc grafanc nghrafanc chrafanc

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

References

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