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)

deception, guile
pretence, sham, disguise

Derived terms

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

Adjective

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

false, deceptive, sham, counterfeit
(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

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