ystum

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Old English

Noun

ȳstum

dative plural of ȳst

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *(s)touxsman (“bend, arch, curve”). Cognate with Irish tuaim (“tumulus”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈəstɨm/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈəstɪm/

Noun

ystum m or f (plural ystumiau)

gesture, posture, pose
Synonyms: amnaid, arwydd, osgo
form, shape
turning, curve, meander
Synonyms: osgo, tro
(in the plural) grimace

Derived terms

ystumddrwg (“wily, scheming”)
ystumgar (“flexible, pliant”)
ystumio (“distort; meander”)
ystumiog (“distorted, misshapen”)
ystumllyn (“oxbow lake”)

Related terms

Oystermouth

Further reading

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

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