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English
Etymology
From Welsh hafod.
Noun
hafod (plural hafods)
- A Welsh summer dwelling.
Welsh
Etymology
From haf (“summer”) + bod (“dwelling, abode”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hafod m (plural hafodydd or hafodau, not mutable)
- summer dwelling (upland dwelling, where the family and livestock dwell over the summer before returning to the hendref in the valley)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- hafod unnos (“dwelling built overnight on common land”)
- hafota (“to live in a summer abode”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hafod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies