ffortun

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English fortune, from Old French fortune. Doublet of ffortiwn from Modern English.

Pronunciation

Noun

ffortun f (usually uncountable, plural ffortunau, not mutable)

  1. fortune, chance, luck
    Synonyms: hap, siawns, lwc, tynged, ffawd
  2. fortune, wealth
    Synonyms: ffortiwn, cyfoeth

Further reading

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