different between fforest vs forestry

Middle English

Noun

fforest

1. Alternative form of forest

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English forest.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /?f?r?st/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /?f?rast/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?fo?r?st/, /?f?r?st/

Noun

fforest f (plural fforestydd, not mutable)

1. forest, park

Synonyms

• (forest): coedwig

Derived terms

• Fforest Ddu (“Black Forest”)
• fforest law (“rainforest”)
• fforestu (“to forest”)
• fforestwr (“forester”)

References

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

English

Etymology

From Old French foresterie, from forest.

Noun

forestry (countable and uncountable, plural forestries)

1. (uncountable) The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
2. (uncountable) The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
3. (uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.
4. (uncountable) Commercial tree farming.
5. (countable) A tree farm.

Synonyms

• silviculture, sylviculture

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