cantref

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cantref, from cant (“hundred”) + tref (“village, settlement”), the notional basis of the division.

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

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

  • Welsh: cantref

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal Aspirate
cantref gantref cantref / chantref
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/		 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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