estrys

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English ostrich, from Old French ostruce, from Latin avis (“bird”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛsdrɨ̞s/, [ˈɛstrɨ̞s]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛsdrɪs/, [ˈɛstrɪs]

Noun

estrys m or f (plural estrysiaid or estrysod)

1. ostrich

Derived terms

• rhedyn estrys (“ostrich ferns”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
estrys	unchanged	unchanged	hestrys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.