ffigys
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
- ffigs (fruit)
Etymology edit
From Middle English figes pl.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈfɨ̞ɡɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈfiːɡɪs/, /ˈfɪɡɪs/
Noun edit
ffigys f (collective, singulative ffigysen, not mutable)
- figs (fruit)
- fig trees
- Synonym: ffigysbren
Derived terms edit
- ffigys yr Hotentot f pl (“Hottentot figs”)
- ffigysbren m (“fig tree”)
- ffigyswydd f pl (“fig trees”)
References edit
- 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