camwedd

Welsh

Etymology

From cam (“wrong, unjust”) +‎ gwedd (“manner, mode, way”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkamwɛð/

Noun

camwedd m (plural camweddau or camweddoedd)[1]

  1. a wrong, an injustice
    • 1831, Dic Penderyn:
      O Arglwydd, dyma gamwedd.
      "O Lord, this is an injustice."
    Synonyms: cam, camwri
  2. misdeed, transgression
    Synonyms: trosedd, tramgwydd, drwgweithred
  3. (law) tort
  4. (literary) sin
    Synonym: pechod

Derived terms
  • camweddu (“to transgress”)
  • camweddus (“iniquitous, evil”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
camwedd gamwedd nghamwedd chamwedd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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