ffenestr
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh ffenestyr, from Proto-Brythonic *fenestr, borrowed from Latin fenestra. Compare Cornish fenester, Breton prenestr.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈfɛnɛsdr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈfɛnɛsd/, /ˈfɛnasd/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈfeːnɛsdr/, /ˈfɛnɛsdr/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈfeːnɛsd/, /ˈfɛnɛsd/
Noun edit
ffenestr f (plural ffenestri, not mutable)
Derived terms edit
- diffenestru (“defenestrate”, verb)
- ffenestr godi f (“sash window”)
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffenestr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies