ystlum

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Irish ialtóg; likely from a non-IE substrate language.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsdlɨ̞m/, [ˈəstlɨ̞m]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈəsdlɪm/, [ˈəstlɪm]

Noun

ystlum m (plural ystlumod)

1. bat (Chiroptera, flying mammal)

Derived terms

• yr ystlum lleiaf (“pipistrelle”)
• yr ystlum pedol lleiaf (“lesser horseshoe bat”)
• yr ystlum pedol mwyaf (“greater horseshoe bat”)
• ystlum adain lydan (“serotine”)
• ystlum barfol (“whiskered bat”)
• ystlum Bechstein (“Bechstein's bat”)
• ystlum Brandt (“Brandt's bat”)
• ystlum clustlydan (“mouse-eared bat”)
• ystlum deuliw (“particoloured bat”)
• ystlum du (“barbastelle”)
• ystlum hirglust llwyd (“grey long-eared bat”)
• ystlum hirglust, ystlum clustiog (“brown long-eared bat”)
• ystlum Leisler (“Leisler's bat”)
• ystlum mawr (“noctule”)
• ystlum Natterer (“Natterer's bat”)
• ystlum y dŵr (“water bat”)

 

Mutation

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