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Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh (y)sten, from Middle English stene.
Noun
stên m (plural stenau, not mutable)
- pitcher, pail, bucket
- Synonyms: piser, bwced, cunnog
Derived terms
- fel pistyll mewn stên (“like a square peg in a round hole”, literally “like a spout of water in a pitcher”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “stên”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “stên”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies