sefyllfa

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sefyll (“stand”) +‎ -fa (“place; state”)[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sefyllfa f (plural sefyllfaoedd or sefyllfeydd, not mutable)

  1. situation
    • 1854, Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd neu Drysorfa o Wyboddaeth Ddwyfol, Iachusol a Chyffredinol‎[1], page 151:
      Fel y fadfall, newidiant eu lliw gyda phob cyflwr a sefyllfa.
      As the lizard, they change their colour with every condition and situation.

References[edit]

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