-fa

-fa

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”). Compare Cornish -va, Old Irish mag, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. [1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va/

Suffix

-fa f (plural -feydd or -faoedd or -fâu)

1. Used to derive places from verbs and nouns.

   ‎swydd (“job”) + ‎-fa → ‎swyddfa (“office”)

   ‎meddyg (“doctor”) + ‎-fa → ‎meddygfa (“doctor's surgery”)

   ‎myned (“to go”) + ‎-fa → ‎mynedfa (“entrance”)

   ‎amlosgi (“to cremate”) + ‎-fa → ‎amlosgfa (“crematorium”)

2. Used to derive actions and states from verbs and nouns.

   ‎cyboli (“to jumble”) + ‎-fa → ‎cybolfa (“hotchpotch, jumble”)

   ‎cosi (“to itch; to beat”) + ‎-fa → ‎cosfa (“itch; beating, hiding”)

   ‎dal (“to catch, to seize”) + ‎-fa → ‎dalfa (“custody”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -fa

References

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