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croes.

cross

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/kroːɨ̯s/North-Wales/krɔi̯s/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/kroːs/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. cross

    feminine
    O dan ein Croes Ddeheuol loyw,…
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *kroɨs, from Insular Proto-Celtic *kruxsā (compare Old Irish cros), from Latin crux (“cross”). Doublet of crwys and crog.

adj/kroːɨ̯s/North-Wales/krɔi̯s/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/kroːs/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. cross, transverse

  2. contrary, adverse

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *kroɨs, from Insular Proto-Celtic *kruxsā (compare Old Irish cros), from Latin crux (“cross”). Doublet of crwys and crog.

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