ffon

See also: ffôn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffonn, from Proto-Brythonic *fonn, from Proto-Celtic *sɸondos (compare Breton houn, Irish sonn (“cudgel, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂en- (compare Latin sponda (“bedstead”), English spoon, Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

ffon f (plural ffyn, not mutable)

1. stick (piece of wood)
2. cane, walking stick
3. (of ladder, chair, etc.) rung
4. (mechanics) spoke of a wheel

   Synonyms: sbôc, adain

Derived terms

• cynffon (“tail”)
• ffon gof (“memory stick”)
• ffon y bugail (“henbane; small teasel”)
• ffon y plant (“bulrush”)
• gwaywffon (“spear, lance”)
• pillffon (“piston”)
• uwtffon (“porridge stick, spatula”)

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 334