llestr

Welsh

Etymology

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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɬɛstr/, [ˈɬɛstr̩]
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɬɛstr/, [ˈɬɛstr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɛstɛr/

Noun

llestr m (plural llestri)

1. vessel, container
   1. dish, plate, container

      Synonym: cib

   2. (nautical) boat, ship, watercraft

      Synonym: cwch

   3. a person as embodiment or carrier of qualities
   4. beehive

      Synonyms: cwch, cwch gwenyn, gwenynllestr

   5. (biology) tube or duct in the body of an organism
   6. womb, uterus
   7. (botany) ovary

      Synonyms: ofari, wyfa

Derived terms

• gwenynllestr (“beehive”)
• gwneud y llestri (“to do the dishes”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

• 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