ffawt

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English faute. Doublet of ffôt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • 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