ffau

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffeu, from Proto-Brythonic *fowyā, from Latin fovea.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /faɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /fai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Noun

ffau f (plural ffeuau or ffeuod, not mutable)

1. den, lair

Further reading

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