Meaning of -fa | Babel Free
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Used to derive places from verbs and nouns. feminine, morpheme
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Used to derive actions and states from verbs and nouns. feminine, morpheme
Examples
“swydd (“job”) + -fa → swyddfa (“office”)”
“meddyg (“doctor”) + -fa → meddygfa (“doctor's surgery”)”
“myned (“to go”) + -fa → mynedfa (“entrance”)”
“amlosgi (“to cremate”) + -fa → amlosgfa (“crematorium”)”
“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”)”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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