callestrai

Welsh

Etymology

From callestr (“flint”) +‎ -ai, a calque of English silicon or New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“flint, silica”).

Pronunciation

(cy) IPA^(key): /kaˈɬɛsdrai̯/

Noun

callestrai m (uncountable)

(obsolete) silicon
Synonym: silicon

Related terms

blorai (“nitrogen”)
ufelai (“oxygen”)
ulai (“hydrogen”)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “callestrai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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