sefyllfa

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Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

sefyllfa f (plural sefyllfaoedd or sefyllfeydd, not mutable)

  1. 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

  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