cerfwedd

Welsh

Etymology

cerf (“carving”) +‎ gwedd (“appearance”).

Noun

cerfwedd f (plural cerfweddau)

  1. (art) relief

Derived terms

  • basgerfwedd f (“bas-relief”)
  • bcerfwedd uchel f (“highrelief”)
  • cerfwedd isel f (“low relief”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cerfwedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
cerfwedd gerfwedd ngherfwedd cherfwedd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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