clust
Welsh
Picture dictionary
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *klʉst, from Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /klɨːsd/, [klɨːst]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /klɪsd/, [klɪst]
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞sd
Noun
clust f (plural clustiau)
Derived terms
- bonclust (“cuff on the ear”)
- clust y llygoden (“mouse-ear hawkweed, mouse-ear chickweed”)
- clust ysgyfarnog (“hare's ear”)
- clustffon (“earphone, headphone”)
- clustgap (“earmuff”)
- clustiog (“eared, having ears”)
- clustlws (“earring”)
- clustlys (“earwort”)
- clustog (“cushion, pillow”)
- cochi at y clustiau (“to blush to the ears”)
- cogwrn clust (“cochlea”)
- poen clust (“earache”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| clust | glust | nghlust | chlust |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “ear”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “clust”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “clust”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies