astrus

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh astrus, a learned borrowing from Latin abstrūsus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈasdrɨ̞s/, [ˈastrɨ̞s]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈasdrɪs/, [ˈastrɪs]

Adjective

astrus (feminine singular astrus, plural astrus, equative astrused, comparative astrusach, superlative astrusaf)

1. abstruse, obscure, complicated

   Synonyms: cymhleth, dyrys

Derived terms

• astrusi (“abstruseness, complexity”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
astrus	unchanged	unchanged	hastrus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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