ystlys

Middle Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ystlys f (plural ystlysau)

  1. flank, side
    Synonym: ochr
  2. bank, shore, slope
    Synonym: glan

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

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ystlys unchanged unchanged hystlys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
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