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

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cerfwedd	gerfwedd	ngherfwedd	cherfwedd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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