crasu

Welsh

Etymology

From cras (dry, parched, rough, harsh) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

crasu (first-person singular present crasaf)

  1. to bake, to toast
    Synonyms: pobi, tostio
  2. to parch, to scorch
    Synonyms: deifio, rhuddo
  3. to thrash, to beat
    Synonyms: cosi, curo

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future crasaf cresi crasa craswn creswch, craswch crasant cresir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
craswn crasit crasai crasem crasech crasent cresid
preterite cresais cresaist crasodd crasasom crasasoch crasasant craswyd
pluperfect crasaswn crasasit crasasai crasasem crasasech crasasent crasasid, crasesid
present subjunctive craswyf cresych craso crasom crasoch crasont craser
imperative crasa crased craswn creswch, craswch crasent craser
verbal noun crasu
verbal adjectives crasedig
crasadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future crasa i,
crasaf i
crasi di crasith o/e/hi,
crasiff e/hi
craswn ni craswch chi crasan nhw
conditional craswn i,
crasswn i
craset ti,
crasset ti
crasai fo/fe/hi,
crassai fo/fe/hi
crasen ni,
crassen ni
crasech chi,
crassech chi
crasen nhw,
crassen nhw
preterite crasais i,
crases i
crasaist ti,
crasest ti
crasodd o/e/hi crason ni crasoch chi crason nhw
imperative crasa craswch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • crasfa (beating, thrashing)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crasu
radical soft nasal aspirate
crasu grasu nghrasu chrasu

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

Further reading

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