crintach

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • crintachlyd

Etymology

From crin (“withered”) with an unexplained suffix.

Adjective

crintach (feminine singular crintach, plural crintach, equative mor grintach, comparative mwy crintach, superlative mwyaf crintach)

  1. miserly, stingy, mean
    Synonyms: cybyddlyd, llawgaead, mên, trachwantus

Derived terms
  • crintachrwydd (“miserliness, stinginess”)
  • crintachu (“to be miserly”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crintach grintach nghrintach chrintach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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