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ais.

ribs

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ai̯s/
  1. ribs

    plural
  2. laths

    plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh eis, from early Proto-Brythonic *assī, a plural derived secondarily from Proto-Celtic *ast, from pre-Celtic *h₂est, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”) (compare Irish easna, Latin os, Albanian asht). Doublet of asen; related to asgwrn.

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