Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crwth

/kɹuθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crwth
IPA: /kɹuθ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.

Example Sentences

"We find in one period crwths, with the strings twanged with the right hand, and stopped above with the left, being held as we hold a violoncello to-day, but being small, on the lap."

Etymology

From earlier crowd, from Middle English crowde, reinforced by and cognate to Welsh crwth; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kruttos (“round thing”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: crowde, crwth, *kruttos

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɹuθ/
British English: /kɹuːθ/

Inflected Forms

crwths (plural) crowd (alternative) cruth (alternative) crowth (alternative) crouth (alternative)

Derived Forms

crowder

Synonyms

chrotta rote

Rhymes With

truth youth booth tooth cruz ruth sleuth vermouth uncouth sooth untruth maynooth

Questions

How do you pronounce crwth?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹuθ/.
What does crwth mean?: An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.
Where does crwth come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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