rhestr
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh restyr, from Proto-Celtic *rexstrom, from *rek- (“to arrange”) + *-strom (instrumental suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /r̥ɛsdr/, [ˈr̥ʰɛstr̩]
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /r̥ɛsdr/, [ˈr̥ʰɛstr̩]
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛsdɛr/, [ˈr̥ʰɛstɛr]
- Rhymes: -ɛsdr
Noun
[edit]rhestr f (plural rhestri or rhestrau)
- list (enumeration or compilation of items)
Related terms
[edit]- rhes (“row, rank”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhestr | restr | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Schrijver, Peter (2022) “The Development of Proto-Celtic *st in British Celtic”, in Simon Rodway, Jenny Rowland, and Erich Poppe, editors, Celts, Gaels, and Britons: Studies in Language and Literature from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Honour of Patrick Sims-Williams (Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe), Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhestr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies