cebystr

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cebyst (colloquial, pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh kebystr, from Old Welsh cepister, ultimately from Latin capistrum.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkɛbɨ̞str̩/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkeːbɪstr̩/, /ˈkɛbɪstr̩/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkeːbɪst/, /ˈkɛbɪst/

Noun

cebystr m (plural cebystrau)

  1. halter, tether
    Synonyms: penffrwyn, rheffyn, tennyn
  2. noose
    Synonyms: cwlwm rhedeg, rhaff crogwr
  3. damnedness, cursedness
    Synonyms: datganiad, melltith
  4. (exclamation) damn, deuce

Derived terms

  • beth cebystr, pam cebystr, pwy gebystr (“what the hell, what the deuce”)
  • cebystr aradr (“plough stilt”)
  • cebystr i (“damn [him, her, it], hang [him, her, it]”)
  • cebystr o (“a deuce of a…”)
  • gwaed y cebystr (minced oath, literally “blood of the halter”)
  • myn cebystr (“by thunder, by Jove”)
  • tynnu ei ben o'r cebystr (“to wriggle out”, literally “to pull one's head out of the halter/noose”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cebystr
radical soft nasal aspirate
cebystr gebystr nghebystr chebystr

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cebystr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cebystr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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