ystlys

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *stlissus (whence Irish slios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəstlɨs/

Noun

ystlys m or f

1. edge
2. side

Descendants

• Welsh: ystlys

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ystlys, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus (whence Irish slios).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsdlɨ̞s/, [ˈəstlɨ̞s]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsdlɪs/, [ˈəstlɪs]

Noun

ystlys f (plural ystlysau)

1. flank, side

   Synonym: ochr

2. bank, shore, slope

   Synonym: glan

Derived terms

• ystlysgar (“sidecar”)
• ystlysol (“lateral”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ystlys

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ystlys	unchanged	unchanged	hystlys

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), “ystlys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 356