ffos

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffos, from Proto-Brythonic *fos, from Latin fossa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːs/
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

ffos f (plural ffosydd, not mutable)

1. ditch, trench, fosse
2. moat

Derived terms

• penfelyn y ffosydd (“swamp beacon”)

Further reading

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