Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh ffwrn, from Proto-Brythonic *furn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Cornish forn (oven).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʊrn/
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Noun

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ffwrn f (plural ffyrnau, not mutable)

  1. (South Wales) oven
    Synonym: popty
    Mae pysgodyn yn y ffwrn.
    There’s a fish in the oven.

Further reading

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