ffigys

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Welsh

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ffigys

Ffigysen

Alternative forms

ffigs (fruit)

Etymology

From Middle English figes pl.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfɨ̞ɡɨ̞s/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfiːɡɪs/, /ˈfɪɡɪs/

Noun

ffigys f (collective, singulative ffigysen, not mutable)

figs (fruit)
fig trees
Synonym: ffigysbren

Derived terms

ffigys yr Hotentot f pl (“Hottentot figs”)
ffigysbren m (“fig tree”)
ffigyswydd f pl (“fig trees”)

References

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

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