ffawt

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English faute. Doublet of ffôt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fau̯t/

Noun

ffawt m (plural ffawtiau, not mutable)

  1. (geology) fault (fracture in rock)
    Mae llinell ffawt yn rhedeg o'r Gogledd i'r De trwy ganol yr Eidal.
    A fault line runs from north to south through the middle of Italy.

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