ffin

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffin, from Old Welsh fin, from Proto-Brythonic *fin, a borrowing from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːn
• Homophone: ffun (South Wales)

Noun

ffin f (plural ffiniau, not mutable)

1. boundary, bound, limit, parameter, barrier, border
2. (finance) margin

Derived terms

• ffiniol (“marginal”, adjective)

Related terms

• cyffin

Further reading

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