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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

   Synonym: (obsolete) ysgyfarn

2. (footwear) tongue

Derived terms

• bonclust (“cuff on the ear”)
• clust y llygoden (“mouse-ear hawkweed, mouse-ear chickweed”)
• clust ysgyfarnog (“hare's ear”)
• clustffon (“earphone, headphone”)
• clustgap (“earmuff”)
• clustiau pinc (“salmon salad fungus”)
• clustiog (“eared, having ears”)
• clustlws (“earring”)
• clustlys (“earwort”)
• clustnod (“earmark”)
• clustnodi (“to earmark”)
• clustog (“cushion, pillow”)
• cochi at y clustiau (“to blush to the ears”)
• cogwrn clust (“cochlea”)
• 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.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “ear”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “clust”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• 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