crombil

crombil

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh crombil. Analysable as crom (“convex”) +‎ pil (“skin, rind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

crombil m or f (plural crombiliau or crombiloedd)

  1. crop, craw, gizzard
    Synonyms: cropa, glasog
  2. stomach
    Synonyms: stumog, cylla, bol
  3. (figurative) depths, bowels
    Synonyms: dyfnder, perfedd, calon

Derived terms

  • crombil y ddaear (“the bowels of the earth”)
  • crombil las (“gizzard”)
  • hel yn ei grombil (“to stuff oneself, to gorge”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of crombil
radical soft nasal aspirate
crombil grombil nghrombil chrombil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “crombil”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “crombil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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