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