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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ffwrn, from Proto-Brythonic *furn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Cornish forn (“oven”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ffwrn f (plural ffyrnau, not mutable)
- (South Wales) oven
- Synonym: popty
Mae pysgodyn yn y ffwrn.- There’s a fish in the oven.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffwrn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies