piwter

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • piowter (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh pewter, from Middle English peutre; the modern form with -iw- has been readjusted after modern English pewter (given that it has /ɪʊ̯/ in Welsh English).

The obsolete form piowter might reflect a dialectal Early Modern English pronunciation such as /ˈpjɔʊ̯tər/.

Noun

piwter m (plural piwterau)

  1. pewter

Further reading

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