clust

Welsh

Picture dictionary

clust

penglog

talcen

ymennydd

ael

llygad

gwefus

trwyn

ceg

gên

boch

clust

arlais

gwddf

or

llwnc

gwddf

gwar

Click on labels in the image

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”)
• clustgap (“earmuff”)
• clustiog (“eared, having ears”)
• clustog (“cushion, pillow”)
• cochi at y clustiau (“to blush to the ears”)
• poen clust (“earache”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of clust

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clust	glust	nghlust	chlust

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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