callestr

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɬɛsdr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɬɛsd/, /ˈkaɬasd/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɬɛsdr/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɬɛsd/

Noun

callestr m or f (plural cellystr or callestri)

(uncountable, countable) flint, a piece of flint
Synonym: fflint
(uncountable) pyrites
(countable) any hard thing

Derived terms

callestrai (“silicon”)

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “callestr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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