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llestr.

vessel, container

6 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɬɛstr/North-Wales[ˈɬɛstr̩]North-Wales/ɬɛstr/South-Wales, colloquial, standard[ˈɬɛstr̩]South-Wales, colloquial, standard
  1. vessel, container dish, plate, container

    masculine
  2. vessel, container boat, ship, watercraft

    masculine
  3. vessel, container a person as embodiment or carrier of qualities

    masculine
  4. vessel, container beehive

    masculine
  5. vessel, container tube or duct in the body of an organism

    masculine
  6. vessel, container womb, uterus

    masculine
  7. vessel, container ovary

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh llestyr, from Old Welsh lestir, from Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom (“pot”). Compare Irish leastar (“cup, vessel, tub”), Breton lestr (“vessel, vase, ship”).

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