galanastra

Welsh

Etymology

galanas (“massacre, wergeld”) +‎ -tra.

Pronunciation

Noun

galanastra m (uncountable)

  1. massacre, slaughter
    Synonyms: lladdfa, cyflafan
  2. devastation, ruin
    Synonyms: dinistr, distryw, terfysg

Derived terms

  • gwneud galanastr o (“to make a hash of”)
  • llanastr (“disorder mess”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of galanastra
radical soft nasal aspirate
galanastra alanastra ngalanastra unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “galanastra”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “galanastra”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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