ffug

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ffug m (plural ffugion or ffugiau, not mutable)

  1. deception, guile
    Synonyms: twyll, ffuant, hoced, celwydd, rhagrith, ffalsedd
  2. pretence, sham, disguise
    Synonyms: ffugbeth, esgus

Derived terms

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

Adjective

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

  1. false, deceptive, sham, counterfeit
    Synonyms: gau, ffals, ffugiol, twyllodrus, ffuantus, annilys
  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

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ffug”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • 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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