Welsh edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed either from Middle English bastoun, or from Old French baston.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pastwn m (plural pastynau or pastynod)

  1. a staff or a stick (used as a weapon or badge of office)
  2. a cudgel or club

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pastwn bastwn mhastwn phastwn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

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