Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From English vetch +‎ pys (peas).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ffacbys f (collective, singulative facbysen, not mutable)

  1. chickpeas
  2. (obsolete) vetch
    Synonym: gwycbys
  3. (obsolete) lentils
    Synonym: corbys

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ffacbys unchanged unchanged unchanged

Further reading edit

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