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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
ad- (“back”) + tref
Pronunciation
Adverb
adref
- homewards, home
- Synonyms: am adref, (South Wales, colloquial) gartref, tuag adref, (South Wales, colloquial) tua thref
Dw i ddim yn mynd adref nawr.- I'm not going home now.
- (North Wales, colloquial) at home
- Synonym: (standard) gartref
Dw i'm yn aros adref rŵan.- I'm not staying at home now.
Usage notes
In the standard language, adref is the adverb of motion "home(wards)" whereas gartref is the adverb of location "at home". In more informal language however, both meanings are covered by colloquial versions of adref in the north and of gartref in the south.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “adref”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies