"elester" meaning in Cornish

See elester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: elestren [feminine, singulative]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *ėlestr, from Proto-Celtic *aliskstros. Compare Welsh and Breton elestr, Irish soilestar (from Old Irish seilisdeir), and Late Latin alestrāre. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλισμα (álisma). Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*ėlestr}} Proto-Brythonic *ėlestr, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*aliskstros}} Proto-Celtic *aliskstros, {{cog|cy,br|elestr}} Welsh and Breton elestr, {{cog|ga|soilestar}} Irish soilestar, {{cog|sga|seilisdeir}} Old Irish seilisdeir, {{cog|la-lat|alestrāre}} Late Latin alestrāre, {{cog|grc|ἄλισμα}} Ancient Greek ἄλισμα (álisma) Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|collective||singulative|elestren|||||cat2=collective nouns|f2g=f|f3g=f|f4g=f|head=}} elester (collective, singulative elestren f), {{kw-noun|col|elestren}} elester (collective, singulative elestren f)
  1. flag, yellow iris; Iris pseudacorus Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-elester-kw-noun-FV1dDwUU Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Irish soilestar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "sga",
        "2": "seilisdeir"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin alestrāre",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      },
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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          "flag",
          "flag"
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        [
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          "yellow"
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        [
          "iris",
          "iris"
        ],
        [
          "Iris pseudacorus",
          "Iris pseudacorus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        "2": "elestr"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "soilestar"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish soilestar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "sga",
        "2": "seilisdeir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish seilisdeir",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la-lat",
        "2": "alestrāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin alestrāre",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἄλισμα"
      },
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    }
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        "feminine",
        "singulative"
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    }
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "Iris pseudacorus#Translingual"
        ]
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