ffug

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffuc, from Proto-Brythonic *fʉg, from Latin fūcus (“pretence, disguise”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /fɨːɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /fiːɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɨːɡ

Noun

ffug m (plural ffugion or ffugiau, not mutable)

1. deception, guile
2. pretence, sham, disguise

Derived terms

• ffugio (“to feign”)
• ffuglen (“fiction”)
• ffugliw (“camouflage”)

Adjective

ffug (feminine singular ffug, plural ffugion, not comparable, not mutable)

1. false, deceptive, sham, counterfeit
2. (as a prefix) pseudo-

Derived terms

• arian ffug (“counterfeit money”)
• ffug-gedrwydd (“bastard cedars”)
• ffugenw (“nickname”)
• ffugesgus (“pretence”)
• ffugwyddor (“pseudoscience”)
• nwydd ffug (“counterfeit item”)

 

Further reading

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