ffenestr

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Welsh

Alternative forms

ffenest

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffenestyr, from Proto-Brythonic *fenestr, borrowed from Latin fenestra. Compare Cornish fenester, Breton prenestr.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnɛsdr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnɛsd/, /ˈfɛnasd/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈfeːnɛsdr/, /ˈfɛnɛsdr/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈfeːnɛsd/, /ˈfɛnɛsd/

Noun

ffenestr f (plural ffenestri, not mutable)

window

Derived terms

diffenestru (“defenestrate”, verb)
ffenestr godi f (“sash window”)

References

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

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