ffawt
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English faute. Doublet of ffôt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fau̯t/
Noun
ffawt m (plural ffawtiau, not mutable)
- (geology) fault (fracture in rock)
- Mae llinell ffawt yn rhedeg o'r Gogledd i'r De trwy ganol yr Eidal.
- A fault line runs from north to south through the middle of Italy.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffawt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies