Definitions For Crwth

Noun

CRWTH (plural CRWTHs) (historical) 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.

Synonyms

rote

Derived terms

crowder Crowder (surname)

Translations

Armenian: քրոթ Breton: krouzh German: Crwth, f Irish: cruit, f Italian: crotta, f Middle English: crowde Russian: кро́та, f Spanish: crota, f

See also

appendix:glossary of chordophones

References

1910, , page 513

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, crowd, cruth, crowth, crouth}}

Etymology

From earlier crowd, from Middle English crowde, reinforced by and cognate to {{der, en, cy, crwth}}; ultimately from {{der, en, cel-pro, *krottos, t=round thing}}.