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gwregys.

belt, girdle

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwrɛɡɨ̞s/North-Wales/ˈɡwreːɡɪs/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈɡwrɛɡɪs/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈɡreːɡɪs/South-Wales, colloquial
  1. belt, girdle

    masculine
  2. belt, area, region, zone

    masculine
Where this word comes from

With metathesis from Old Welsh guecrissou, from Proto-Brythonic *gwö-krissus (“belt”, literally “below-shirt”) (compare Cornish grugys, Breton gouriz), derived from Proto-Celtic *krissus, whence Welsh crys (“shirt”).

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