ystlys

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *stlissus, hence Old Irish slis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈəstlɨs/

Noun

ystlys

edge
side

Descendants

Welsh: ystlys

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ystlys, from Proto-Celtic *stlissus.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsdlɨ̞s/, [ˈəstlɨ̞s]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsdlɪs/, [ˈəstlɪs]

Noun

ystlys m or f (plural ystlysau or ystlysoedd)

side, flank
Synonym: ochr
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.

Further reading

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

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