crwth
UK/kɹuːθ//kɹuθ/
crwth 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.
Noun
crwth (plural crwths)
- 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.
- 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.1895, John Frederick Rowbotham, The Troubadours and Courts of Love
crwth meaning in Marathi
crwth in Marathi
- archaic stringed instrument
- क्रुथ kruth
Synonyms of crwth
Forms of crwth
| plural | crwths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | crowd |
| alternative form | cruth |
| alternative form | crowth |
| alternative form | crouth |
Origin of crwth
From earlier crowd, from Middle English crowde, reinforced by and cognate to Welsh crwth; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kruttos (“round thing”).
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Questions about crwth
- What does crwth mean?
- Crwth means 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.
- What is crwth in Marathi?
- Crwth in Marathi is क्रुथ (kruth). See Crwth meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is crwth?
- Crwth is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crwth?
- Crwth is pronounced /kɹuθ/ (US).
- What is the plural of crwth?
- The plural of crwth is crwths.
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