ffenestr

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ffenest

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffenestyr, from Proto-Brythonic *fenestr, borrowed from Latin fenestra. Compare Cornish fenester, Breton prenestr.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnɛsdr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛnɛsd/, /ˈfɛnasd/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈfeːnɛsdr/, /ˈfɛnɛsdr/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈfeːnɛsd/, /ˈfɛnɛsd/

Noun

ffenestr f (plural ffenestri, not mutable)

1. window

Derived terms

• diffenestru (“defenestrate”, verb)
• ffenestr godi f (“sash window”)

References

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