cantref

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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cantref (plural cantrefs or cantrefi)

  1. A mediaeval land division in Wales.

Middle Welsh

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Etymology

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cant (hundred) +‎ tref (town)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • Welsh: cantref

Mutation

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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

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh cantref.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cantref (plural cantrefi)

  1. a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the cwmwd and the gwlad
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Descendants

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Mutation

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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.