ffynnon

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh ffynnawn, from Old Welsh finnaun, fynnaun, from Proto-Brythonic *funtọn, a borrowing from Late Latin fontāna, ultimately from Latin fons. Cognate with Cornish fenten and Breton feunteun.

Noun

ffynnon f (plural ffynhonnau, not mutable)

spring, fountain, well

Derived terms

ffynhonnell (“source, spring”)

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