hollt

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *skoltā (“cleft, fissure”). Cognate with Irish scoilt (“split, crack”).

Noun

hollt m or f (plural holltau or hyllt, diminutive hollten or holltig or holltyn, not mutable)

  1. cleft, cleavage, fissure, rift, fault, crack, crevice, slit, split
  2. something split, splinter

Derived terms
  • hollti (“split”, verb)
  • holltog (“cleft, split”, adjective)

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