clust

Welsh

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clust

penglog

talcen

ymennydd

ael

llygad

gwefus

trwyn

ceg

gên

boch

clust

arlais

gwddf

or

llwnc

gwddf

gwar

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corff

corff

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *klʉst, from Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /klɨːsd/, [klɨːst]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /klɪsd/, [klɪst]
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞sd

Noun

clust f (plural clustiau)

1. (anatomy) ear
2. (footwear) tongue

Derived terms

• bonclust (“cuff on the ear”)
• clust ysgyfarnog (“hare's ear”)
• clustdlws (“earring”)
• clustffon (“earphone, headphone”)
• clustiog (“eared, having ears”)
• clustog (“cushion, pillow”)
• cochi at y clustiau (“to blush to the ears”)
• poen clust (“earache”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clust	glust	nghlust	chlust
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), “clust”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies