pastwn

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpastʊn/

Noun

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

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

• 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