ffion

Welsh

ffion

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sɸiyū (“purple foxglove”) (compare Middle Irish sion); cognate with Latin spionia (“a kind of grapevine”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪ.ɔn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.ɔn/, /ˈfi.ɔn/

Noun

ffion m (plural ffionau, not mutable)

purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

References

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

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