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dechrau.

to begin, to start

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdɛχraɨ̯/North-Wales, standard/ˈdɛχrɛ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈdɛχra/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈdɛχrai̯/South-Wales, standard
  1. to begin, to start

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh dechreu. By surface analysis, dy- + creu (“grow, create”) (compare Latin creō (“to create”)).

noun/ˈdɛχraɨ̯/North-Wales, standard/ˈdɛχrɛ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈdɛχra/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈdɛχrai̯/South-Wales, standard
  1. start, beginning

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh dechreu. By surface analysis, dy- + creu (“grow, create”) (compare Latin creō (“to create”)).

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