ffawt

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English faute. Doublet of ffôt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fau̯t/

Noun

ffawt m (plural ffawtiau, not mutable)

1. (geology) fault (fracture in rock)

   Mae llinell ffawt yn rhedeg o'r Gogledd i'r De trwy ganol yr Eidal.

   A fault line runs from north to south through the middle of Italy.

Further reading

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