ffon
See also: ffôn
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh ffonn, from Proto-Brythonic *fonn, from Proto-Celtic *sɸondos (compare Breton houn, Irish sonn (“cudgel, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂en- (compare Latin sponda (“bedstead”), English spoon, Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editffon f (plural ffyn, not mutable)
- stick (piece of wood)
- cane, walking stick
- (of ladder, chair, etc.) rung
- (mechanics) spoke of a wheel
Derived terms
edit- cynffon (“tail”)
- ffon gof (“memory stick”)
- gwaywffon (“spear, lance”)
- pillffon (“piston”)
- uwtffon (“porridge stick, spatula”)
References
edit- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
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- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɔn
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɔn/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh non-mutable terms
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