ffon

See also: ffôn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffonn, from Proto-Celtic *sɸondo- (compare Breton houn, Irish sonn (“cudgel, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂en- (compare Latin sponda (“bedstead”), English spoon, Greek σφήν (sfín, “wedge”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔn/

Noun

ffon f (plural ffyn)

  1. stick (piece of wood)
  2. cane, walking stick

Derived terms

References
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
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