ystum
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Old English[edit]
Noun[edit]
ȳstum
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *(s)touxsman (“bend, arch, curve”). Cognate with Irish tuaim (“tumulus”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈəstɨm/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈəstɪm/
Noun[edit]
ystum m or f (plural ystumiau)
Derived terms[edit]
- ystumddrwg (“wily, scheming”)
- ystumgar (“flexible, pliant”)
- ystumio (“distort; meander”)
- ystumiog (“distorted, misshapen”)
- ystumllyn (“oxbow lake”)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ystum”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies