ystum
Old English
editNoun
editȳstum
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editystum 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
editFurther 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