ffug
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ffuc, from Proto-Brythonic *fʉg, from Latin fūcus (“pretence, disguise”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /fɨːɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /fiːɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɨːɡ
Noun
ffug m (plural ffugion or ffugiau, not mutable)
- deception, guile
- pretence, sham, disguise
Derived terms
- ffugio (“to feign”)
- ffuglen (“fiction”)
- ffugliw (“camouflage”)
Adjective
ffug (feminine singular ffug, plural ffugion, not comparable, not mutable)
- false, deceptive, sham
- (as a prefix) pseudo-
Derived terms
- ffugenw (“nickname”)
- ffugwyddor (“pseudoscience”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffug”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies