crychu

Welsh

Etymology

From crych (wrinkle) +‎ u.

Pronunciation

Verb

crychu (first-person singular present crychaf)

  1. to ripple
    Synonyms: tonni, crychdonni
  2. to wrinkle, to shrivel
  3. to make wrinkly, to crimp, to curl
    Synonyms: rhychu, modrwyo

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future crychaf crychi crych, crycha crychwn crychwch crychant crychir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
crychwn crychit crychai crychem crychech crychent crychid
preterite crychais crychaist crychodd crychasom crychasoch crychasant crychwyd
pluperfect crychaswn crychasit crychasai crychasem crychasech crychasent crychasid, crychesid
present subjunctive crychwyf crychych crycho crychom crychoch crychont crycher
imperative crych, crycha cryched crychwn crychwch crychent crycher
verbal noun crychu
verbal adjectives crychedig
crychadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future crycha i,
crychaf i
crychi di crychith o/e/hi,
crychiff e/hi
crychwn ni crychwch chi crychan nhw
conditional crychwn i,
crychswn i
crychet ti,
crychset ti
crychai fo/fe/hi,
crychsai fo/fe/hi
crychen ni,
crychsen ni
crychech chi,
crychsech chi
crychen nhw,
crychsen nhw
preterite crychais i,
cryches i
crychaist ti,
crychest ti
crychodd o/e/hi crychon ni crychoch chi crychon nhw
imperative crycha crychwch

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

Derived terms

  • crychiad (a shrivelling; curling disease of plants)
  • crychu'r aeliau (to knit one's eyebrows)
  • llinyn crychu (drawstring)

Further reading

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