pastwn

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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