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