ffwrn

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʊrn/
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Noun

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
  • 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
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