"ffôl" meaning in Welsh

See ffôl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /foːl/ Forms: ffôl [feminine, singular], ffôl [plural], ffoled [equative], ffolach [comparative], ffolaf [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English fole, from Old French fol, from Latin follis. Doublet of bol (“belly”). Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*bʰelǵʰ-}}, {{bor|cy|enm|fole}} Middle English fole, {{der|cy|fro|fol}} Old French fol, {{der|cy|la|follis}} Latin follis, {{dbt|cy|bol|t1=belly}} Doublet of bol (“belly”) Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|comp=ffolach|eq=ffoled|sup=ffolaf}} ffôl (feminine singular ffôl, plural ffôl, equative ffoled, comparative ffolach, superlative ffolaf, not mutable)
  1. foolish, unwise Tags: not-mutable Synonyms: angall, annoeth Derived forms: ddim yn ffôl (english: not bad), ffolineb, ffoledd (english: foolishness), henach henach, ffolach ffolach (english: there's no fool like an old fool) Related terms: ffŵl (english: fool)
    Sense id: en-ffôl-cy-adj-VrJGh8GE

Noun

IPA: /foːl/ Forms: ffolion [plural], ffoliaid [plural], ffolyn [diminutive], ffolen [diminutive]
Etymology: From Middle English fole, from Old French fol, from Latin follis. Doublet of bol (“belly”). Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*bʰelǵʰ-}}, {{bor|cy|enm|fole}} Middle English fole, {{der|cy|fro|fol}} Old French fol, {{der|cy|la|follis}} Latin follis, {{dbt|cy|bol|t1=belly}} Doublet of bol (“belly”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|mfbysense|ffolion|dim=ffolyn|dim2=ffolen|pl2=ffoliaid}} ffôl m or f by sense (plural ffolion or ffoliaid, diminutive ffolyn or ffolen, not mutable)
  1. fool Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: ffŵl, ynfytyn
    Sense id: en-ffôl-cy-noun-GGefEOUG Categories (other): Welsh masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Welsh masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 3 50 47
  2. fool, jester, clown Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: croesan
    Sense id: en-ffôl-cy-noun-uCe0Yeb5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 89 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 87 Disambiguation of Welsh masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 3 50 47
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