hollt
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *skoltā (“cleft, fissure”). Cognate with Irish scoilt (“split, crack”).
Noun
[edit]hollt m or f (plural holltau or hyllt, diminutive hollten or holltig or holltyn, not mutable)
- cleft, cleavage, fissure, rift, fault, crack, crevice, slit, split
- something split, splinter
- Synonym: dellten
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hollt”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hollt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies