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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ffeu, from Proto-Brythonic *fowyā, from Latin fovea.
Pronunciation
Noun
ffau f (plural ffeuau or ffeuod, not mutable)
- den, lair
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies