callestr
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsdr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsd/, /ˈkaɬasd/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsdr/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkaɬɛsd/
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”)
References[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