camwedd

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Welsh

Etymology

From cam (“wrong, unjust”) +‎ gwedd (“manner, mode, way”).

Pronunciation

Noun

camwedd m (plural camweddau or camweddoedd)

  1. a wrong, an injustice
    • 1831, Dic Penderyn:
      O Arglwydd, dyma gamwedd.
      "O Lord, this is an injustice."
    Synonyms: cam, camwri
  2. misdeed, transgression
    Synonyms: trosedd, tramgwydd, drwgweithred
  3. (law) tort
  4. (literary) sin
    Synonym: pechod

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
camwedd gamwedd nghamwedd chamwedd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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