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cledr.

stave, rod, rafter, beam, post, rail; (figuratively) support

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/klɛdr/North-Wales[ˈklˠʰɛdr̩]North-Wales/klɛdr/South-Wales, colloquial, standard[ˈklʰɛdr̩]South-Wales, colloquial, standard
  1. stave, rod, rafter, beam, post, rail; (figuratively) support

    feminine · plural · singular
  2. laths, wattle, lattice, trellis

    feminine · plural · singular
  3. pale

    feminine · plural · singular
  4. rail (railroad track)

    feminine · plural · singular
  5. palm

    feminine · plural · singular
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *kli-trā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlíto (“post, trimmed log”), ultimately related to *ḱley- (“to lean”); see also Old Norse hlíð (“slope”), Welsh clwyd (“gate, hurdle”), Lithuanian šli̇̀tė (“ladder”), pã-šlitas (“curved”). Celtic cognates include Middle Breton clezr, Middle Irish clithar, clethar (“shelter, covert, fastness; protection”).

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