cantref

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh cantref.

Noun

cantref (plural cantrefs or cantrefi)

  1. A mediaeval land division in Wales.

Middle Welsh
FWOTD – 12 July 2015

Etymology

cant (“hundred”) +‎ tref (“town”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkantrev/

Noun

cantref m (plural cantreuoed)

  1. a cantref: a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the cwmwd and the gwlad
    • Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:
      Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.
      Pwyll, prince of Dyfed, was lord over the seven cantrefs of Dyfed.

Descendants

Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalAspirate
cantrefgantrefcantref / chantref
pronounced with /ŋ̥-/		chantref
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cantref.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkantrɛv/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkantrɛ/

Noun

cantref (plural cantrefi)

  1. a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the cwmwd and the gwlad

Descendants

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cantref gantref nghantref chantref
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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