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Welsh

Etymology

From Latin astella (“splinter”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈasdɛɬ/, [ˈastɛɬ]
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈasdaɬ/, [ˈastaɬ]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈasdɛɬ/, [ˈastɛɬ]

Noun

astell f (plural estyll or astelloedd or astellau or astelli)

plank, slat, lath
Synonyms: planc, ystyllen, bwrdd, dellten
shelf, ledge
Synonyms: ysgafell, silff
(geology) ledge
Synonym: ael

Mutation

Mutated forms of *astell*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
astell	unchanged	unchanged	hastell

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), “astell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/astell