callestr
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Cornish cellester and Breton cailhastr.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsdr/, [ˈkaɬɛstr]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsd/, [ˈkaɬɛst]; /ˈkaɬasd/, [ˈkaɬast]
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsdr/, [ˈkaɬɛstr]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsd/, [ˈkaɬɛst]
Noun
[edit]callestr m or f (plural cellystr or callestri)
- (uncountable, countable) flint, a piece of flint
- Synonym: fflint
- (uncountable) pyrites
- (countable) any hard thing
Derived terms
[edit]- callestrai (“silicon”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
callestr | gallestr | nghallestr | challestr |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “callestr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies