creulon

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • creulawn

Etymology

From crau (“blood, gore, blood of carnage”) +‎ -lon, -lawn (“-ful”).

Adjective

creulon (feminine singular creulon, plural creulon, equative creuloned, comparative creulonach, superlative creulonaf)

  1. bloody
  2. cruel, fierce, brutal, violent, merciless
  3. quick, swift

Noun

creulon m (plural creuloniaid)

  1. cruel person, tyrant

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
creulon greulon nghreulon chreulon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “creulon, creulawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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