# crwth

Pronunciation: say "KROOTH" US /kɹuθ/, UK /kɹuːθ/

## Noun

1. An old stringed instrument linked especially with Wales but once played across Europe, having a vaulted back and six strings the player stops on the fingerboard, sounded by plucking or bowing.
   - Simple: An old Welsh stringed instrument with six strings, played by plucking or by drawing a bow across them.
   - _A traveling minstrel carried his crwth from one Welsh court to another._
   - _The bard drew his bow across the crwth, filling the hall with a low, resonant tone._

## Origin

This word comes from the earlier English "crowd" (from Middle English "crowde"), reinforced by and related to Welsh "crwth," ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kruttos, meaning "round thing."

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