llestr

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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

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of llestr
radical soft nasal aspirate
llestr lestr unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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
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