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piwter.

pewter

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. pewter

    masculine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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/.

adj
  1. made of pewter

    not-comparable
  2. pewter-coloured

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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/.

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