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Welsh
Etymology
sefyll (“stand”) + -fa (“place; state”)[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
sefyllfa f (plural sefyllfaoedd or sefyllfeydd, not mutable)
- situation
1854, Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd neu Drysorfa o Wyboddaeth Ddwyfol, Iachusol a Chyffredinol [The Wesleyan Goldgrain or a Treasury of Divine, Healthful and General Knowledge], page 151:Fel y fadfall, newidiant eu lliw gyda phob cyflwr a sefyllfa.- Like the lizard, they change their colour with every condition and situation.
References
- ^ 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