cartref
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Traditionally analysed as câr (“kin”) + tref (“settlement, homestead, home”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkartrɛv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkartrɛ/, /ˈkartra/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkartrɛv/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkartrɛ/
- Rhymes: -artrɛv
Noun
[edit]cartref m (plural cartrefi)
Derived terms
[edit]- gartref (“at home”, adverb)
- gwaith cartref
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cartref | gartref | nghartref | chartref |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cartref”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies