lestr

Breton

Etymology

From Old Breton lestr, from Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lexstrom (“pot”) (compare Welsh llestr (“vessel, receptacle”), Old Irish lestar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛst/, /ˈlɛstʁ/

Noun

lestr m (plural listri or lestroù)

1. container, vessel
2. vessel, ship

Derived terms

• aerlestr
• dilestrañ
• lestr-spluj
• lestrañ

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• lest f

Noun

lestr m or f

1. reading

Related terms

• lesa

Descendants

• Icelandic: lestur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lester
• Norwegian Bokmål: lester

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “lestr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

• stelr

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /lɛstr/, [ˈlɛstr̩]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /lɛstr/, [ˈlɛstr̩], /ˈlɛstɛr/

Noun

lestr

1. soft mutation of llestr

Mutation

Mutated forms of llestr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llestr	lestr	unchanged	unchanged

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