llestr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llestyr, from Old Welsh lestir, 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)

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, llestr gwenyn (“beehive”)
gwneud y llestri (“to do the dishes”)
llestr maesa (“chamberpot”)

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