ffliw

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɪu̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɪu̯

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English flu.

Noun

ffliw m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. flu, influenza
    Synonym: anwydwst

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English flue.

Noun

ffliw f (plural ffliwiau, not mutable)

  1. flue

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “not in GPC”).

Noun

ffliw f (plural ffliwau, diminutive ffliwen, not mutable)

  1. smack, slap, clout
    Synonyms: cernod, clowten, bonclust, clusten

Etymology 4

Borrowed from dialectal English flue.

Noun

ffliw m or f by sense (not mutable)

  1. simpleton
    Synonym: hurtyn

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ffliw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffliw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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