crwth
/kɹuθ/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
Etymology / origin
From earlier crowd, from Middle English crowde, reinforced by and cognate to Welsh crwth; ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kruttos (“round thing”).
- *kruttos(cel-pro)→
- crwth(Welsh)→
- crowde(Middle English)→
- crwth (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der
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