piwter

Welsh

Alternative forms

• piwtar, (Glamorgan) piwtir, piewter, pewter, (obsolete) piowter, (Southwest Wales) powtur, peutur, ffeutur

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 (usually uncountable, plural piwterau)

1. pewter

Adjective

piwter (feminine singular piwter, plural piwter, not comparable)

1. made of pewter
2. pewter-coloured

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “pewter”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• 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