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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ffos, from Proto-Brythonic *fos, from Latin fossa.
Pronunciation
Noun
ffos f (plural ffosydd, not mutable)
- ditch, trench, fosse
- moat
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffos”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies