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 (not mutable, plural ffugion or ffugiau)

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

1. false, deceptive, sham, counterfeit

   Synonyms: gau, ffals, ffugiol, twyllodrus, ffuantus, annilys

2. (as a prefix) pseudo-

Derived terms

• arian ffug (“counterfeit money”)
• (rugby) ffug-bàs (“dummy pass”)
• 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