llestr
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lestrom (“pot”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”) + *-trom. Compare Irish leastar (“cup, vessel, tub”), Breton lestr (“vessel, vase, ship”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬɛstr/, [ˈɬɛstr̩]
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɬɛstr/, [ˈɬɛstr̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬɛstɛr/
Noun
[edit]llestr m (plural llestri)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwenynllestr (“beehive”)
- gwneud y llestri (“to do the dishes”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llestr | lestr | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llestr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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