Welsh edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Welsh fforð, from Old Welsh ford, from Proto-Brythonic *forð, a borrowing from Old English ford. Cognate with Cornish fordh, Breton forzh.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ffordd f (plural ffyrdd, not mutable)

  1. road
  2. distance
  3. way, manner
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Etymology 2 edit

Clipping of pa ffordd (which way)

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

ffordd

  1. (South Wales, colloquial) how
    Synonyms: fel, sut
    Ffordd ’yt ti’n gwbod ’ny?How do you know that?
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Further reading edit

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