chwalfa

Welsh

Etymology

From chwalu +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈχwalva/

Noun

chwalfa f (plural chwalfeydd, not mutable)

  1. dispersal
  2. breakup, meltdown, crash
  3. upset, upheaval

Derived terms
  • chwalfa disg (“disk crash”)
  • chwalfa foesol (“moral collapse”)
  • chwalfa gymdeithasol (“social fragmentation”)
  • chwalfa nerfau, chwalfa nerfol (“nervous breakdown”)
  • chwalfa poblogaeth (“population crash”)
  • chwalfa'r teulu (“family breakdown”)
  • chwim dwf a chwalfa (“boom and bust”)

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