ffawydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *fau (from Latin fāgus) + gwŷdd (“trees”). Cf. Breton faou (“beech trees”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯.ɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯.ɪð/
• Rhymes: -au̯ɨ̞ð

Noun

ffawydd f (collective, singulative ffawydden, not mutable)

1. beech, trees of genus (Fagus), especially European or common beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Derived hyponyms

• ffawydd coprog (“copper beech”)
• ffawydd deheuol rauli (“rauli beech”)
• ffawydd deheuol roble (“roble beech, Patagonian oaks”)

Other derived terms

• ffawydd Albanaidd (“scotch firs”)
• ffawydd arian, ffawydd ariannaidd (“silver firs”)
• ffawydd coch (“pitch pines”)
• ffawydd gwyn (“white spruce?”)
• ffawydd melyn (“?”)
• ffawydd Norwy (“Norway spruce?”)