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
Radical Soft Nasal Aspirate
cantref gantref cantref / 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
radical soft nasal aspirate
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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