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, not mutable)

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

Derived terms

• ffon gof (“memory stick”)

References

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