ystaen

Welsh

Alternative forms

• staen

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin stagnum, or inherited from Proto-Brythonic *staɨn.

Noun

ystaen m (uncountable)

1. tin, pewter

Synonyms

• (tin): tun, alcam
• (pewter): piwter

Derived terms

• ystaenwydr (“bismuth”)

Further reading

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