ffwrnais
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle English furneys.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈfʊrnai̯s/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈfʊrnɛs/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈfʊrnai̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈfʊrnɛs/
- Rhymes: -ʊrnai̯s
Noun edit
ffwrnais m (plural ffwrneisiau or ffwrneisi, not mutable)
Derived terms edit
- ffwrnais flast (“blast furnace”)
- ffwrnais wynt (“blast furnace”)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffwrnais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies