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morfa

morfa noun: a low wetland periodically flooded by salt water; a salt marsh.

Noun

morfa (plural morfas)

  1. (Wales) A low wetland periodically flooded by salt water; a salt marsh.
    • [...] just inside the entrance to rabbits' burrows on the sandy "morfa" between Criccieth and Borth-y-gest, Carnarvonshire, and again in similar circumstances at Talybont [...] Fairly common in June on sandy "morfas" at Criccieth and Talybont, North Wales.1947, James William Tutt, The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation, volumes 59-60, page 46
    • […] makes good use of the level areas across the morfas which fringe the Welsh peninsula. As a result, the special achieved flying averages of over a mile-a-minute from Ferryside to Loughor, with a maximum of 74mph for the 5.6 miles between Kidwelly and Pembrey.2000, The Railway Magazine, volume 146, page 54

Forms of morfa

pluralmorfas

Origin of morfa

Borrowed from Welsh morfa.

Phrases with morfa

Questions about morfa

What does morfa mean?
Morfa means a low wetland periodically flooded by salt water; a salt marsh.
What part of speech is morfa?
Morfa is a noun.
What is the plural of morfa?
The plural of morfa is morfas.

Words near morfa in the dictionary

  1. Moretzes
  2. Morey
  3. Moreys
  4. Morez
  5. MoRF
  6. morfa
  7. Morfa Harlech
  8. Morfin
  9. Morfins
  10. Morford
  11. Morfords

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