ffigys

Welsh

Ffigysen

Alternative forms

• ffigs (fruit)

Etymology

From Middle English figes pl.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfɨ̞ɡɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfiːɡɪs/, /ˈfɪɡɪs/

Noun

ffigys f (collective, singulative ffigysen, not mutable)

1. figs (fruit)
2. fig trees

   Synonym: ffigysbren

Derived terms

• ffigys yr Hotentot f pl (“Hottentot figs”)
• ffigysbren m (“fig tree”)
• ffigyswydd f pl (“fig trees”)

References

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