camwedd

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkamwɛð/

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

• camweddu (“to transgress”)
• camweddus (“iniquitous, evil”)

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.