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carreg.

stone

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkarɛɡ/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈkaraɡ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈkarɛɡ/South-Wales

  1. stone

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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”)).

adj/ˈkarɛɡ/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈkaraɡ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈkarɛɡ/South-Wales

  1. stone, made of stone

    not-comparable
    Dw i'n byw mewn tŷ carreg.
Where this word comes from

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”)).

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