carreg
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh carrec, from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg (compare Cornish karrek, Breton karreg), from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”) (compare Old Armenian քար (kʻar, “stone”), Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard”)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkarɛɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaraɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkarɛɡ/
- Rhymes: -arɛɡ
Noun
carreg f (plural cerrig)
Derived terms
- caregaidd (“stony, like stone”, adjective)
- caregog (“stony, full of stone”, adjective)
- caregu (“petrify”, verb)
- carreg fedd (“gravestone”)
- carreg galch (“limestone”)
- cen y cerrig, cip y cerrig, crafion y cerrig (“stonecrop”)
- cerigos (“shingle, pebbles”)
Adjective
carreg (feminine singular carreg, plural cerrig, not comparable)
- stone, made of stone
- Dw i'n byw mewn tŷ carreg.
- I live in a stone house.
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| carreg | garreg | ngharreg | charreg |
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), “carreg”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “carreg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies