ffydd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffyð, from Proto-Brythonic *fɨð (compare Cornish fedh, Middle Breton feiz), borrowed from Latin fidēs.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /fɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /fiːð/

• Audio (South Wales):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɨːð

Noun

ffydd f (plural ffyddiau or ffyddau, not mutable)

1. faith

Derived terms

• amffydd (“irreligion”)
• cysondeb y ffydd (“analogy of faith”)
• di-ffydd (“faithless”)
• erthygl ffydd (“ article of faith”)
• ffyddio
• ffyddiol
• ffyddlon (“faithful”)
• ffyddol

 

Further reading

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