ffroenuchel
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ffroen (“nostril”) + uchel (“high”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /frɔɨ̯ˈnɨ̞χɛl/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /frɔɨ̯ˈnɨ̞χal/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /frɔi̯ˈnɪχɛl/
Adjective[edit]
ffroenuchel (feminine singular ffroenuchel, plural ffroenuchel, equative mor ffroenuchel, comparative mwy ffroenuchel, superlative mwyaf ffroenuchel, not mutable)
- haughty
- 2018, Ruth Richards, Siani Flewog, Y Lolfa, page 13:
- Os oedd rhywun fel roialti, Augusta oedd honno, yn fwy ffroenuchel na'r un pen coronog yn Ewrop.
- If there was someone like royalty, this was Augusta, haughtier than any crowned head in Europe.
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffroenuchel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies