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morfa
What does morfa mean?
A low-lying coastal wetland — salt marsh, fen, or tidal flat — that the sea floods periodically. The word literally means 'sea-place' (môr + fa). You'll see it stitched into Welsh place names all along the coast: Morfa Conwy, Morfa Nefyn, Morfa Bychan.
"We walked the dog out across the morfa at low tide."
Origin
Welsh: môr ('sea') + the place-suffix -fa. Effectively 'sea-land'.
Frequently asked questions
What does morfa mean?
Morfa is the Welsh word for a coastal salt marsh — the flat, wet land where the sea meets the fields.
How do you use morfa in a sentence?
"The path runs right along the morfa, so watch out for the tide."
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