ffion

Welsh

ffion

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sɸiyū (“purple foxglove”) (compare Middle Irish sion); cognate with Latin spionia (“a kind of grapevine”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪ.ɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.ɔn/, /ˈfi.ɔn/

Noun

ffion m (plural ffionau, not mutable)

1. purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

References

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