ffiws

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English fuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪu̯s/

Noun

ffiws m (plural ffiwsys or ffiwsiau, diminutive ffiwsen, not mutable)

1. fuse (ignition cord)
2. (electronics) fuse

   Synonym: ffiwsen

Derived terms

• blwch ffiwsys, blwch ffiwsiau, blwch ffiws (“fusebox”)
• chwythu ffiws (“to blow a fuse”)

Related terms

• amedr (“ammeter”)
• batri (“battery”)
• cell
• deuod (“diode”)
• deuod allyrru golau (“light-emitting diode”)
• foltmedr (“voltmeter”)
• gwrthydd (“resistor”)
• gwrthydd dibynnol ar olau (“light-dependent resistor”)
• gwrthydd newidiol (“variable resistor”)
• lamp
• switsh (“switch”)
• thermistor

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “fuse”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ffiws”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffiws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies