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Welsh
Etymology
ysbienna (“spy”) + drych (“(looking) glass”)
Noun
ysbienddrych m (plural ysbienddrychau)
- spyglass
- Synonym: sbenglas
- binoculars
- Synonyms: binocwlars, sbenglas
- (dated) telescope
- Synonym: telesgop
Usage notes
To distinguish between ‘spyglass’ and ‘binoculars’, the fuller expressions ysbienddrych dau lygad or ysbienddrych dwbl may be used to denote ‘binoculars’.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysbienddrych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies